Connorville, Ohio

Connorville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southern Jefferson County, Ohio.[2] The population was 160 at the 2020 census.[3]

Connorville, Ohio
Census-designated place
Location of Connorville in Jefferson County and in the state of Ohio
Coordinates: 40°11′34″N 80°42′47″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyJefferson
TownshipWarren
Elevation
[1]
680 ft (210 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)740
FIPS code39-18420
GNIS Feature ID1060995

History

Connorville originally had a coal mine employing 60 men.[4] A post office called Connorville was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1958.[5] Besides the post office, Connorville had a country store.[6] The community was first listed as a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census.[3]

Geography

Connorville is in southern Jefferson County, in the center of Warren Township. Ohio State Route 150 runs along the southern side of the community, leading east 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to Rayland and west 5 miles (8 km) to Dillonvale. Connorville is in the valley of Short Creek, which flows east to the Ohio River at Rayland.

Education

Public education in Connorville is provided by the Buckeye Local School District. The campus of Buckeye Local High School is located in Connorville, although it has a Rayland mailing address. The current schools serving Connorville are:

  • Buckeye South Elementary School – grades K-6
  • Buckeye Local Junior High School – grades 7-8
  • Buckeye Local High School – grades 9-12

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Connorville, Ohio
  4. Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. p. 260.
  5. "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  6. Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. p. 738.


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