Port Homer is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History[edit]
A post office called Port Homer was established in 1841, and remained in operation until 1943.[2] The community was named for Homer Wallace, the son of an early settler.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Port Homer, Ohio
- ^ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ Caldwell, John Alexander (1880). History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio: And Incidentally Historical Collections Pertaining to Border Warfare and the Early Settlement of the Adjacent Portion of the Ohio Valley. Historical Publishing Company. p. 582.
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40°32′38″N 80°38′24″W / 40.54389°N 80.64000°W