Negley is an

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and

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Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio Middleton Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 3,359 people living in the township. Geography Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships ...

, United States. The population was 274 at the 2020 census.

History

Negley is named after James S. Negley, a

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Major General who hailed from

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. After the end of the war, Negley served in the

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in the late 19th century and later entered the railroad business. He was president of the New York, Pittsburgh & Chicago Railway, which in 1883 platted Negley as the first new town along its rail line, named in his honor. A Negley post office has been in operation since 1883. Negley grew into a small

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based on a nearby coal mine operated by the Powers Mining Company. The community formerly had an honor roll for residents who were veterans of

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, but it was removed in the 1960s due to deterioration.

Geography

Negley is located in eastern Middleton Township, near the Ohio state border with

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. It is located on both the North Fork of the Little Beaver Creek and Bull Creek at the foothills of the

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. According to the

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, the Negley CDP has a total area of , all land.

Economy

PennOhio Waste operates a construction and demolition debris landfill in Negley.

Education

Children in Negley are served by the East Palestine City School District, which includes one elementary school, one middle school, and

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. Negley once had a traditional schoolhouse of its own, and later an elementary school.

Transportation

State Route 170 runs north–south through Negley, and State Route 154 runs east–west through the community as Richardson Avenue. The short-line Youngstown and Southeastern Railroad passes through the community. Negley was formerly home to the only Youngstown and Southern Railway shop.

Notable people

Ammon Hennacy Ammon Ashford Hennacy (July 24, 1893 – January 14, 1970) was an American Christian pacifist, anarchist, Wobbly, social activist, and member of the Catholic Worker Movement. He established the Joe Hill House of Hospitality in Salt Lake City ...

, Christian anarchist * John Thomas MacKall, U.S. Army paratrooper during World War II * Kyle Maite, rhythm and lead guitarist for Hit the Lights * Derek Wolfe, former

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defensive end for the

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and

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References

Census-designated places in Columbiana County, Ohio 1883 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1883 {{ColumbianaCountyOH-geo-stub