Barton, Ohio
Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barton is an unincorporated community in southern Colerain Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States,[1] along Wheeling Creek.[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 43905.[3]
Barton is part of the Wheeling, WV–OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
A post office called Barton has been in operation since 1880.[4] Barton was platted in 1905, and named after Abner Barton, the original owner of the land.[5] Barton was originally a mining community.[6]
Notable people
- Ellis R. Dungan, American director who directed many Tamil films in the 1930s to 50s.
- Fraňo Kráľ (1903–1955), Slovak writer and communist politician born in Barton[7]
- Johnny Pramesa, baseball player
References
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