Jerome, Ohio

Jerome, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Jerome, Ohio Location of Jerome, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°09′59″N 83°10′33″W / 40.16639°N 83.17583°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Counties	Union
Elevation[1]	981 ft (299 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	43064
Area code(s)	614
GNIS feature ID	1064909[1]

Jerome is an unincorporated community in Jerome Township, Union County, Ohio, United States. It is located at 40°09′59″N 83°10′33″W / 40.16639°N 83.17583°WCoordinates: 40°09′59″N 83°10′33″W / 40.16639°N 83.17583°W,^[2] at the intersection of Jerome Road (Union County Road 11) and Scioto Road (Union County Road 13), about 2 miles east of New California.^[3]

A former variant name of Jerome was Frankfort.^[4] Frankfort was laid out and platted in 1846.^[5] A post office called Jerome was established on April 17, 1848, but was discontinued on December 15, 1905. The mail service is now sent through the Plain City branch.^[6]

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: Jerome, Ohio
3. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 78.
4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jerome, Ohio
5. 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. 277.
6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jerome Post Office