Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States
Mechanicstown is an unincorporated community in northwestern Fox Township , Carroll County , Ohio , United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44651.[ 2] 39 and 524 . The community is part of the Canton –Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area .
History
The community was laid out in 1836 by Thomas McGavern.[ 3] Ohio General Assembly approved a name change from "Mechanicsburgh" to "Mechanicstown."[ 4]
Willis Elementary, of the Carrollton Exempted Village School District and located outside of town, was closed in 2008.[ 5] [ 6]
Education
Students attend schools in the Carrollton Exempted Village School District .[ 7]
Notable people
References
^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mechanicstown, Ohio ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code ^ Eckley, H.J.; Perry, W.T. (1921). History of Carroll and Harrison Counties ^ Acts of a local nature passed at the first session of the thirty-fifth General Assembly of the State of Ohio begun and held in the city of Columbus, December 5, 1836 ^ "Letters to the Editor" . The Free Press Standard. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2013 .^ "Superintendent drops plans for grade level buildings" . The Free Press Standard. February 5, 2008. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2013 .^ PUC Ohio map of School Districts Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
