Conotton, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Conotton is an unincorporated community
in North Township
, Harrison County, Ohio
, United States
. The community is serviced by the Bowerston, Ohio
post office, ZIP code
44695. It is located near Conotton Creek
, State Route 151
and the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway
. According to the GNIS
the community has also been known as Masterville.
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 North Township
North Township, Harrison County, Ohio
North Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,652 people in the township, 853 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
, Harrison County, 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The community is serviced by the Bowerston, Ohio
Bowerston, Ohio
Bowerston is a village in Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 414 at the 2000 census.- History :The village of Bowerston was settled in the early 19th century by Barnhard Bower and his brother John. When they first moved to the area, two mills were already built on the south...
post office, ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
44695. It is located near Conotton Creek
Conotton Creek
Conotton Creek is a tributary of the Tuscarawas River, 38.7 miles long, in eastern Ohio in the United States. Via the Tuscarawas, Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 286 square miles in Carroll, Harrison and Tuscarawas County,...
, State Route 151
Ohio State Route 151
State Route 151 is an an east–west state highway in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of State Route 151 is at a T-intersection with U.S. Route 250 approximately southwest of Bowerston...
and the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway
The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway is a Class II regional railroad that provides freight service, mainly in the U.S. state of Ohio. It took its name from the former Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway, most of which it bought from the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1990.-History:In 1990, the Norfolk...
. According to the GNIS
Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its territories. It is a type of gazetteer...
the community has also been known as Masterville.