Glencoe, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Location of Glencoe, Ohio
Location of Glencoe, Ohio
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyBelmont
TownshipRichland
Population
 (2020)
 • Total264
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43928
Area code740

Glencoe is a census-designated place in southern Richland Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census it had a population of 264.[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 43928.[3]

Glencoe is part of the Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Glencoe was laid out in 1855 when the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was extended to that point.[4] Some say the community was named after the Coe family, who settled in a nearby glen, while others believe the name is a transfer from Glencoe, Scotland.[5] A post office called Glencoe has been in operation since 1855.[6]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glencoe, Ohio
  2. ↑ "Glencoe CPD, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ↑ McKelvey, A. T. (1903). Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 240.
  5. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 52.
  6. ↑ "Belmont County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.

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