Marathon, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Marathon is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place in northeastern Jackson Township, Clermont County, Ohio, United States.^[1] Although it is unincorporated, it had a post office, with the ZIP code 45145.^[2] The current ZIP code is 45118.^[3] It lies along U.S. Route 50.

History

Marathon was originally called Cynthiana; the town was laid out in 1838 under the latter name.^[4] A post office called Marathon was established in 1845,^[5] and remained in operation until its discontinuation in 2011.^[6]

Gallery

Marathon community sign
Looking east on Main Street (US Highway 50) in Marathon

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marathon, Ohio
^ Zip Code Lookup Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ "USPS.com® - ZIP Code™ Lookup". tools.usps.com. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
^ Everts, Louis H. (1880). History of Clermont County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co. p. 551.
^ "Clermont County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
^ "Postmaster Finder". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 16, 2016.