Marathon, Ohio

Marathon is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place in northeastern Jackson Township, Clermont County, Ohio, United States.[1] Although it is unincorporated, it had a post office, with the ZIP code 45145.[2] The current ZIP code is 45118.[3] It lies along U.S. Route 50.

History

Marathon was originally called Cynthiana, and under the latter name was laid out in 1838.[4] A post office called Marathon was established in 1845,[5] and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 2011.[6]

  • Marathon community sign
  • Looking east on Main Street (US Highway 50) in Marathon

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marathon, Ohio
  2. Zip Code Lookup Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "USPS.com® - ZIP Code™ Lookup". tools.usps.com. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  4. 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.
  5. "Clermont County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  6. "Postmaster Finder". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

39°08′43″N 84°00′23″W


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