Yellowbud, Ohio

Yellowbud (sometimes called Yellow Bud) is an unincorporated community in Ross County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Yellowbud had its start as a shipping point on the Ohio and Erie Canal.[2] The town site was platted in 1845.[3] With the construction of the railroad, business activity shifted away from inland Yellowbud, and the town's population dwindled.[2] A post office called Yellow Bud was established in 1846, the name was changed to Yellowbud in 1895, and the post office closed in 1903.[4] The community takes its name from Yellowbud Creek.[5]

Notable person

Job E. Stevenson, a U.S. Representative from Ohio, was born at Yellowbud in 1832.[6]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yellowbud, Ohio
  2. ^ a b Bennett, Henry Holcomb (1902). The County of Ross: A History of Ross County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days. Selwyn A. Brant. p. 289.
  3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). Chillicothe and Ross County. Works Progress Administration. p. 80.
  4. ^ "Ross County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  5. ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 146.
  6. ^ Miller, Richard F. (July 7, 2015). States at War, Volume 5: A Reference Guide for Ohio in the Civil War. University Press of New England. p. 457. ISBN 978-1-61168-689-0.

39°30′15″N 83°0′35″W / 39.50417°N 83.00972°W / 39.50417; -83.00972


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