Marathon, Ohio
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Marathon is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place in northeastern Jackson Township, Clermont County, Ohio, United States.[1] Although it is unincorporated, it had a post office, with the ZIP code 45145.[2] The current ZIP code is 45118.[3] It lies along U.S. Route 50.
History
[edit]Marathon was originally called Cynthiana; the town was laid out in 1838 under the latter name.[4] A post office called Marathon was established in 1845,[5] and remained in operation until its discontinuation in 2011.[6]
Gallery
[edit]- Marathon community sign
- Looking east on Main Street (US Highway 50) in Marathon
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marathon, Ohio
- ^ Zip Code Lookup Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "USPS.com® - ZIP Code™ Lookup". tools.usps.com. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ Everts, Louis H. (1880). History of Clermont County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co. p. 551.
- ^ "Clermont County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
39°08′43″N 84°00′23″W / 39.14528°N 84.00639°W