Emerson 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 County, in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
of
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 ...
. Emerson is generally considered as the area stretching from the border of
Mount Pleasant, Ohio
Mount Pleasant is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 394 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. Founded in 1803 by anti-slavery Quakers, the village was an early center ...
, to the intersection of Route 250 and Route 150. It extends further to where Jefferson and Belmont 5 converge in
Pleasant Grove, Ohio
Pleasant Grove is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,726 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Pleasant Grove is close to the geographic center of Muskingum Coun ...
, along Route 250. Finally, it reaches the point where Township Road 128 branches off, connecting to both Route 250 and Pinewood Drive, which continues into
Harrisville, Ohio
Harrisville is a village in Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 179 at the 2020 census.
History
Harrisville was platted by John Wells, Thomas Gray, Store Hutchinson, and Robert Dutton on October 19, 1814. The plat was filed ...
.
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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