Essex, Ohio

Essex, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Essex, Ohio Location of Essex, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°28′57″N 83°18′57″W / 40.48250°N 83.31583°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Counties	Union
Elevation[1]	945 ft (288 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	43344
Area code(s)	740
GNIS feature ID	1083981[1]

Essex is an unincorporated community on the east side of Rush Creek in the central part of Jackson Township, Union County, Ohio, United States. It is at 40°28′57″N 83°18′57″W / 40.48250°N 83.31583°WCoordinates: 40°28′57″N 83°18′57″W / 40.48250°N 83.31583°W,^[2] at the intersection of State Routes 37 and 739.^[3]

Essex was founded in the late 1830s.^[4] The Rush Creek Post Office was established in Essex on July 13, 1848.^[5] As of 1877, Essex contained two stores, a schoolhouse, and a sawmill.^[6] The Post Office changed its name to Rushcreek on November 3, 1894, and was discontinued on June 29, 1907. The mail service is now sent through the Richwood Post Office.^[5]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Essex, Ohio
3. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 78.
4. Durant, Pliny A. (1883). The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, towns ... Chicago: Beers, W. H., & co. p. 498.
5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rushcreek Post Office
6. A.S. Mowry, C.E., Atlas of Union County, Ohio, Harris, Sutton & Hare, Philadelphia, 1877, Pg. 19.