West Point, Columbiana County, Ohio

West Point is an unincorporated community in northern Madison Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States.[1] Its post office has the ZIP code 44492.[2] It lies along U.S. Route 30 at its intersection with State Routes 45 and 518.

West Point, Ohio
Unincorporated community
St. Agatha Church
Location of West Point, Ohio
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyColumbiana
TownshipMadison
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44492
Area code(s)234/330

West Point was not officially platted.[3] A post office called West Point had been in operation from 1836 to 1903, and again from 1955 until 2018.[4]

History
See also: John H. Morgan Surrender Site
Plaque at site of Morgan's surrender.

On July 26, 1863, Union forces defeated Confederate General John Hunt Morgan at the Battle of Salineville following his 1,000 mile raid along the Ohio River. Union General James M. Shackelford and his 3,000 men army, in addition to the Steubenville and New Lisbon militias, captured Morgan and his remaining men in a short firefight west of West Point. The John H. Morgan Surrender Site commemorates the location of the surrender.

Notable people

Robert Allen – Brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Point
  2. USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  3. McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 299.
  4. "Columbiana County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

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