Petrea, Ohio

Petrea is an unincorporated community in Lick Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States. It is located on Ohio State Route 788 between Jackson and Wellston, at the intersection of Fairgreens Road (County Road 78), at 39°04′24″N 82°36′03″W.[2][3]

Petrea, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Petrea, Ohio
Location of Petrea, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°04′24″N 82°36′03″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesJackson
Elevation689 ft (210 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
45640
Area code(s)740
GNIS feature ID1044407[1]

History

The "Petrea Mine" was Jackson County's first Number 2 "Quakertown" coal mine attached to a railroad, the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad. Around the end of the Civil War, there was a small slope mine owned by William T. McClintock that was rich in Number 2 "Quakertown" coal. It was located about a half mile away from the Petrea Station though, and over a number of ridges, so it was inaccessible to the railroad. At the time, the coal was being transported the half mile to the railroad by mules pulling carts on a private narrow gauge track from the mine, but in 1866 the M&C railroad built the "Armstong Swtich" just west of Petrea with a tipple at the end.[4]

The Petrea Post office was originally established on January 3, 1879 and discontinued on February 16, 1880. At the time, the mail service was being handled through the Jackson branch. The post office was then re-established on December 11, 1900 and ultimately discontinued again on December 31, 1901. Mail service is now handled through the Roads branch.[5]

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Petrea, Ohio
  3. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 78.
  4. Jackson County, Ohio Genealogical Society, Jackson County, Ohio: History and Families, 175th Anniversary, 1816-1991, Volume 1, Turner Publishing Company, 1991, Pg. 33.
  5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Petrea Post Office (historical)
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