Alikanna, Ohio

Alikanna is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

Alikanna had its start in 1873 when an iron works was built there.^[2] A post office called Alikanna was established in 1889, and was discontinued in 1893.^[3] The community's name is an amalgamation of Alexander and Anna, the names of two early settlers.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alikanna, Ohio
↑ Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. p. 292.
↑ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 3.

Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Steubenville

Cities	Steubenville Toronto

Villages	Adena‡ Amsterdam Bergholz Bloomingdale Dillonvale Empire Irondale Mingo Junction Mount Pleasant New Alexandria Rayland Richmond Smithfield Stratton Tiltonsville Wintersville Yorkville‡

Townships	Brush Creek Cross Creek Island Creek Knox Mount Pleasant Ross Salem Saline Smithfield Springfield Steubenville Warren Wayne Wells

CDPs	Brilliant Pottery Addition

Unincorporated communities	Alikanna Annapolis Bradley Calumet Circle Green Connorville Costonia Deyarmonville Dunglen East Springfield Emerson Fairplay Fernwood Georges Run Gould Greentown Hammondsville Herrick Hopewell Knoxville Monroeville New Somerset Osage Piney Fork Port Homer Pravo Ramsey Reeds Mill Rush Run Unionport Warrenton Wolf Run Weems York

Ghost town	Elliotsville McConnelsville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°23′15″N 80°38′09″W / 40.38750°N 80.63583°W / 40.38750; -80.63583

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