Canaanville, Ohio
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Canaanville is an unincorporated community
in Athens County
, Ohio
, United States
. It has an elevation of 627 feet (191.1 m) and is located at 39°19′16"N 81°59′31"W.
According to the Centennial Atlas of Athens County (1905), the community originally called Canaanville was slightly to the west, west of where Ohio State Route 690
now intersects with US Route 50. There still is an historic house at that location, at the intersection of McAfee Road with the connector road to US-50 at County Road 24A. The community now called Canaanville was then called Detroit. Both communities were originally on the railroad: at first, the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad
, which was later the B&O Railroad. Today, that line has been long since abandoned and obliterated.
One of the oldest houses in Athens County lies on the east side of Canaanville, known as the Savage-Stewart House
. For a period of some years, there was a restaurant and bakery on the north side of Canaanville, known as the Big Chimney Bakery because of the old chimney of a mining facility.
When US Route 50 was upgraded to a four-lane divided highway, Canaanville was cut in two lengthwise. Today, there are roads fronting on both sides of the highway, each with a row of houses on the side away from the highway.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Athens County
Athens County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 62,223 people, 22,501 households, and 12,713 families residing in the county. The population density was 123 people per square mile . There were 24,901 housing units at an average density of 49 per square mile...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
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. It has an elevation of 627 feet (191.1 m) and is located at 39°19′16"N 81°59′31"W.
According to the Centennial Atlas of Athens County (1905), the community originally called Canaanville was slightly to the west, west of where Ohio State Route 690
Ohio State Route 690
State Route 690 is a north–south state highway in southeastern Ohio, a U.S. state. The southern terminus of State Route 690 is at the duplex of U.S. Route 50 and State Route 32 about east of Athens. Its northern terminus is at State Route 550 approximately west of Amesville.This two-lane...
now intersects with US Route 50. There still is an historic house at that location, at the intersection of McAfee Road with the connector road to US-50 at County Road 24A. The community now called Canaanville was then called Detroit. Both communities were originally on the railroad: at first, the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad
Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad
The Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad is a defunct railroad of southern Ohio that was later absorbed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ....
, which was later the B&O Railroad. Today, that line has been long since abandoned and obliterated.
One of the oldest houses in Athens County lies on the east side of Canaanville, known as the Savage-Stewart House
Savage-Stewart House
The Savage-Stewart house is one of the oldest houses in Athens County, Ohio. It is a two-story yellow brick house on the east side of Canaanville, Ohio, built around 1810. It is listed on the National Register. Today, it still stands but is in severe disrepair, with one wall fallen in.-References:*...
. For a period of some years, there was a restaurant and bakery on the north side of Canaanville, known as the Big Chimney Bakery because of the old chimney of a mining facility.
When US Route 50 was upgraded to a four-lane divided highway, Canaanville was cut in two lengthwise. Today, there are roads fronting on both sides of the highway, each with a row of houses on the side away from the highway.