Ava, Ohio

Ava is an unincorporated community in northwestern Noble Township, Noble County, Ohio, United States.[1] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43711.[2] Also located in Ava is a small museum dedicated to the nearby crash of the airship USS Shenandoah in 1925.[3]

History

Ava was laid out in 1873.[4] The community was a station and shipping point on the Cleveland & Marietta Railroad.[5]

References

  1. Noble County map
  2. Zip Code Lookup Archived October 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. Shenandoah history
  4. History of Noble County, Ohio. L. H. Watkins. 1887. p. 497.
  5. Martin, Frank M. (1904). The County of Noble: A History of Noble County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days, with Special Chapter on Military Affairs, and Special Attention Given to Resources. Selwyn A. Brant. p. 101.

Coordinates: 39°49′54″N 81°34′29″W / 39.83167°N 81.57472°W / 39.83167; -81.57472


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