West Point, Columbiana County, Ohio

West Point, Ohio
Unincorporated community
St. Agatha Church
St. Agatha Church
West Point is located in Ohio
West Point
West Point
West Point is located in the United States
West Point
West Point
Coordinates: 40°42′30″N 80°42′08″W / 40.7083333°N 80.7022222°W / 40.7083333; -80.7022222
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyColumbiana
TownshipMadison
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44492
Area code(s)234/330

West Point is an unincorporated community in northern Madison Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States.[2] A former coal town, it lies along U.S. Route 30 at its intersection with State Routes 45 and 518, it has the ZIP code 44492.[3] It is part of the Salem micropolitan area.

History

See also: John H. Morgan Surrender Site
Plaque at site of Morgan's surrender.

West Point was not officially platted.[4] It grew as a community along the Youngstown and Ohio River Railroad, and was home to the railroad's coal power plant in the early 20th century. A post office called West Point had been in operation from 1836 to 1903, and again from 1955 until 2018.[5]

On July 26, 1863, Union forces defeated Confederate General John Hunt Morgan at the Battle of Salineville following his 1,000 mile raid along the Ohio River. Union General James M. Shackelford and his 3,000 men army, in addition to the Steubenville and New Lisbon militias, captured Morgan and his remaining men in a short firefight west of West Point. The John H. Morgan Surrender Site commemorates the location of the surrender.[6]

Geography

Clarkson is located at 40°42′30″N 80°42′08″W / 40.7083333°N 80.7022222°W / 40.7083333; -80.7022222,[1] along U.S. Route 30 at its intersection with State Routes 45 and 518.

Education

Children in West Point are served by the Beaver Local School District. A West Point Public School was first founded around 1940. A second building was erected in 1953, closing in 2015.[7] The current schools serving West Point are:

  • Beaver Local Elementary School – grades K-4
  • Beaver Local Middle School – grades 5-8
  • Beaver Local High School – grades 9-12

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Point
  3. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  4. ^ McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 299.
  5. ^ "Columbiana County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  7. ^ Beaver Local Schools. "West Point Elementary School". Archived from the original on April 29, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2023.