East Fultonham, Ohio - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

East Fultonham is a census-designated place

Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

in central Newton Township

Newton Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Newton Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,402 people in the township, 5,186 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

, Muskingum County

Muskingum County, Ohio

Muskingum County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 86,074. Its county seat is Zanesville...

, 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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. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office

Post office

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, with the ZIP code

ZIP Code

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of 43735. It is located along U.S. Route 22

U.S. Route 22

U.S. Route 22 is a west–east route and is one of the original United States highways of 1926, running from Cincinnati, Ohio, at US 27, US 42, US 127, and US 52 to Newark, New Jersey, at U.S. Route 1/9 near the Newark Liberty International Airport.US 22 also carries the names of the William...

a short distance east of the village of Fultonham

Fultonham, Ohio

Fultonham is a village in Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The population was 151 at the 2000 census. It was named for inventor Robert Fulton.-Geography:Fultonham is located at ....

.

It is noted as the birthplace of U.S. Vice President Thomas A. Hendricks

Thomas A. Hendricks

Thomas Andrews Hendricks was an American politician who served as a Representative and a Senator from Indiana, the 16th Governor of Indiana , and the 21st Vice President of the United States...

. A private lake and beach club, Lake Isabella, has been a popular summer destination since 1939.

East Fultonham was originally named Axline, Ohio. Early industries included brickmaking, milling, railroading, and limestone quarrying, with the Columbia Cement Company as the largest employer in the area until it closed in the 1980s.

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