Moran, Ohio

Moran is a place in Portage County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1] It is located in the western edge of Streetsboro, near its border with Hudson along Aurora Hudson Road.[2]

Moran, Ohio
Place
Moran, Ohio
Location in Ohio and the United States
Moran, Ohio
Moran, Ohio (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°15′50″N 81°23′18″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyPortage
CityStreetsboro
Elevation
1,027 ft (313 m)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
44241, 44236
Area code(s)330, 234
GNIS feature ID1071104[1]

History

Moran had its start on a stagecoach line and was also known as Jesse, Moran Station, and Streetsboro Corners. Later, it was a stop on the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway.[1][3] A post office called Jesse was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1924.[4] Interstate 480 was built through the area in the mid-1960s.

Notable person

Bobbie L. Sterne, mayor of Cincinnati in the late 1970s, was born at Moran in 1919.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moran
  2. "Moran Populated Place Profile". hometownlocator. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. Cincinnati Magazine. Emmis Communications. July 1980. p. 50.
  4. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  5. Leavitt, Judith A. (1985). American Women Managers and Administrators: A Selective Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-century Leaders in Business, Education, and Government. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-313-23748-5.


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