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Welcome to Muskingum ...So far, we found very little information about Muskingum. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Muskingum to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Muskingum, please Contact Us. Muskingum would have been located within present day Washington County<2>. The location of Muskingum has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> The pronunciation of Muskingum: muhs-KING-uhm<4> While we don't have a date for the founding of Muskingum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881. While the community is gone, the present day location for Muskingum is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: The area where Muskingum was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The location where Muskingum once stood is in the (740) area code. Communities Also Named Muskingum ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Muskingum: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Muskingum County. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Muskingum. Communities near Muskingum ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Muskingum.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Muskingum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Muskingum. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Muskingum. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Muskingum. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Muskingum. See our Newspapers Page for Muskingum. Adding Muskingum to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Muskingum in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Muskingum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Muskingum in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Muskingum. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.oh.us/ The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/ Footnotes ...
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