New Pittsburg, Ohio

New Pittsburg, Ohio
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Coordinates: 40°50′30″N 82°05′56″W / 40.84167°N 82.09889°W / 40.84167; -82.09889
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyWayne
Elevation
[2]
1,161 ft (354 m)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
303
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID2628943[2]

New Pittsburg is a census-designated place in Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[2] It lies northwest of Wooster, Ohio, along U.S. Route 250. The population was 303 at the 2020 census.

History

New Pittsburg was laid out in 1829.[3] A post office called New Pittsburgh was established in 1835, the name was changed to New Pittsburg in 1892, and the post office closed in 1907.[4]

References

  1. ^ "New Pittsburg CPD, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Pittsburg, Ohio
  3. ^ History of Wayne County, Ohio. B.F. Bowen. 1910. p. 367.
  4. ^ "Wayne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 11, 2016.


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