Pancoastburg (originally known as Pancoastburgh) is an

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and

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(CDP) in Madison Township, Fayette County,

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, United States. It is located along

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, about south of Mount Sterling. As of the 2020 census the population of Pancoastburg was 68.

History

Samuel Pancoast established a

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mill at Pancoastburg in the 1820s. It was a

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stop along the Chillicothe-

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line. The land was then owned by Isaiah Pancoast, who platted the town. The settlers of the area split into two groups, one group stayed in Pancoastburg, and the other settled Yankeetown a short distance away. About this time, the name of the community was changed to Waterloo. Yankeetown was short lived, and the settlers that had split off returned to the original site. By 1860, the name of the community was changed back to Pancoastburg. The Pancoastburg post office was originally established as "Pancoastburgh" after George washington on August 19, 1786. The name was changed to "Pancoastburg" on May 16, 1893, and was discontinued on December 15, 1920. The mail service is now sent through the

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branch. The

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is located north of Pancoastburg; built by the

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, it is the last Native American mound in existence in Fayette County.

Demographics

References

Census-designated places in Fayette County, Ohio Census-designated places in Ohio Populated places established in 1847 1847 establishments in Ohio {{FayetteCountyOH-geo-stub