Egypt, Belmont County, Ohio
Extinct town in Ohio, U.S.
Egypt is an extinct town in Belmont County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]
History
Egypt originally was built up around a gristmill which was started there in 1826.[2] A post office called Egypt Mills operated from 1852 until 1857; another post office called Egypt operated from 1883 until 1905.[3]
The GEM of Egypt was a large stripping shovel which worked the Egypt Valley coal field.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Egypt, Belmont County, Ohio
- ^ Caldwell, John Alexander (1880). History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio: And Incidentally Historical Collections. Historical Publishing Company. p. 363.
- ^ "Belmont County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
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Municipalities and communities of Belmont County, Ohio, United States
County seat: St. Clairsville
- Martins Ferry
- St. Clairsville
communities
- Alledonia
- Anvil
- Armstrongs Mills
- Badgertown
- Baileys Mills
- Barton
- Boston
- Businessburg
- Captina
- Centerville
- Colerain
- Crescent
- Dilles Bottom
- Egypt
- Fairpoint
- Farmington
- Hendrysburg
- Hunter
- Jacobsburg
- Key
- Lamira
- Maynard
- McClainville
- Pleasant Grove
- Riverview
- Sewellsville
- Somerton
- Steinersville
- Stewartsville
- Tacoma
- Temperanceville
- Uniontown
- Warnock
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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40°05′06″N 81°07′40″W / 40.08500°N 81.12778°W / 40.08500; -81.12778
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