East Union, Noble County, Ohio

East Union is an unincorporated community in northwestern Stock Township, Noble County, Ohio, United States. It lies at the intersection of State Route 78 with County Road 6. The headwaters of Buffalo Creek, a tributary of the Muskingum River through Wills Creek, are located around East Union. It is located 7 miles (10½ km) east of Caldwell, the county seat of Noble County.^[1]

History

East Union was the site of the first permanent Roman Catholic settlement in Ohio. The community was founded in 1803 or 1804 under the name of "the Archer settlement" by several families, including one Catholic.^[2] Originally, East Union was the north end of the Archer settlement, which extended southward to Crumtown.^[3]

East Union was platted in 1856.^[4]

References

↑ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 71. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
↑ Vol. 24, pg 226, Ohio History, Ohio Historical Society, April 1915. Accessed 2007-07-24.
↑ Vol. 24, pg 229, Ohio History, Ohio Historical Society, April 1915. Accessed 2007-07-24.
↑ History of Noble County, Ohio. L. H. Watkins. 1887. p. 455.

Municipalities and communities of Noble County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Caldwell

Villages	Batesville Belle Valley Caldwell Dexter City Sarahsville Summerfield

Townships	Beaver Brookfield Buffalo Center Elk Enoch Jackson Jefferson Marion Noble Olive Seneca Sharon Stock Wayne

Unincorporated communities	Ava Carlisle Crooked Tree Dudley Dungannon East Union Elk Fulda Gem Harriettsville Hiramsburg Honesty Hoskinsville Keith Kennonsburg Middleburg Moundsville Mount Ephraim Olive Green Rochester Sharon South Olive Steamtown Whigville

Coordinates: 39°46′04″N 81°24′02″W / 39.76778°N 81.40056°W / 39.76778; -81.40056

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