Achor is an

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Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio Middleton Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census reported 3,612 people living in the township, 3,375 of whom were in the unincorporated portions. Geography Located in the eastern part ...

, United States. It lies a few miles south of the community of Negley and just west of the state border with

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. Once a leading settlement in the eastern portion of the county, it is now virtually a

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History

Achor was originally called "The Valley of Achor", and under the latter name was

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ted around 1806. Variant names included Achorston, Achortown, Anchorstown, and Middleton. A post office called Achor was established in 1816, and remained in operation until 1901. In 2020, the Valley of Achor Baptist Church, the only original building of the community still standing, burned down.

References

Unincorporated communities in Columbiana County, Ohio 1806 establishments in Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{ColumbianaCountyOH-geo-stub