Summerford, Ohio | |
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 Summerford, Ohio in 2019 | |
  Summerford, Ohio Location of Summerford, Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 39°56′00″N 83°29′30″W / 39.93333°N 83.49167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| Counties | Madison |
| Founded by | Joseph Christian |
| Elevation | 1,102 ft (336 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 43140 |
| Area code | 740 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1061660[1] |
Summerford is an unincorporated community in Somerford Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 40 and State Route 56.[2]
It was named Summerford by settlers moving west that stopped there because the creek was up. They set up a settlement while waiting for the creek to drop to a safe lever and the forded the creek in the summer. Make a summer ford of the creek.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Summerford, Ohio
- ^ Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '06, Chicago, Rand McNally, 2006, 80.