Marathon is an unincorporated community in eastern Jackson Township, Clermont County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it had a post office, with the ZIP code of 45145.[1] The current ZIP code is 45118. [2]It lies along U.S. Route 50.
History
Marathon was originally called Cynthiana, and under the latter name was laid out in 1838.[3] A post office called Marathon was established in 1845,[4] and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 2011.[5]
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Marathon community sign.
Looking east on Main Street (US Highway 50) in Marathon.
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References
- ^ Zip Code Lookup Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "USPS.com® - ZIP Code™ Lookup". tools.usps.com. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ^ 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 16 January 2016.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder". United States Postal Service. Retrieved 16 January 2016.