Jelloway is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Jefferson Township, Knox County,

Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

, United States. Jelloway is located at the junction of

Ohio State Route 3 State Route 3 (SR 3) is a major north–south (physically northeast-southwest) highway in Ohio which leads from Cincinnati to Cleveland by way of Columbus. It is the second longest state route in Ohio. For this reason, the road is also kn ...

and Ohio State Route 205, northeast of

Mount Vernon Mount Vernon is the former residence and plantation of George Washington, a Founding Father, commander of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States, and his wife, Martha. An American landmar ...

History

Jelloway was originally called Brownsville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1840. The present name comes from nearby Jelloway Creek. A post office called Jelloway was established in 1842, and remained in operation until 1918.

References

External links

Unincorporated communities in Knox County, Ohio 1840 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1840 Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{KnoxCountyOH-geo-stub