Comet, Jackson County, Ohio
Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States
39°06′57″N 82°33′04″W / 39.11583°N 82.55111°W / 39.11583; -82.5511145692
Comet is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States. It is located at 39°06′57″N 82°33′04″W / 39.11583°N 82.55111°W / 39.11583; -82.55111, on the western edge of Wellston.[2][3]
Comet was originally founded along the Ohio Southern Railroad as a company town for the Comet Coal Company, operating the Comet mine nearby. As of 1895, there were 60 miners and 24 day-laborers employed at the mine.[4]
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Comet, Jackson County, Ohio
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 78.
- ^ Annual Mine Report, Volume 20. Industrial Commission of Ohio, Dept. of Inspection, Division of Mines. 1895. Pg. 138.
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Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Jackson
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