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Comet, Jackson County, Ohio

Not to be confused with Comet, Summit County, Ohio.
Comet, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Comet, Ohio is located in Ohio
Comet, Ohio
Comet, Ohio
Location of Comet, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°06′57″N 82°33′04″W / 39.11583°N 82.55111°W / 39.11583; -82.55111
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesJackson
Elevation
[1]
741 ft (226 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
45692
Area code740
GNIS feature ID1048619[1]

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

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Comet, Jackson County, Ohio
  3. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 78.
  4. ^ Annual Mine Report, Volume 20. Industrial Commission of Ohio, Dept. of Inspection, Division of Mines. 1895. Pg. 138.
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