Emerson is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Jefferson County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
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. Emerson is usually considered to be the area that runs from the border of
Mount Pleasant, Ohio
Mount Pleasant is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in southern Jefferson County, Ohio, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 394 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville met ...
to the junction between Route 250 and Route 150, and then when both Jefferson and Belmont 5 run into Pleasant Grove, Ohio on Route 250, and then finally when Township Road 128 splits into both the latter and Pinewood Drive, which then runs into
Harrisville, Ohio
Harrisville is a village in Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 235 at the 2010 census.
During Morgan's Raid, a Union victory in the Civil War in 1863, Confederate Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan traveled through the Moorefield, ...
.
History
Emerson was originally called Trenton, and under the latter name was laid out around 1815. A post office called Emerson was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1932. Besides the post office, Emerson had its own schoolhouse.
References
Unincorporated communities in Jefferson County, Ohio
Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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