Kirkwood, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Kirkwood is a rural unincorporated community
located at the intersection of Kirkwood and River Roads in southwestern Orange Township
, Shelby County
, Ohio
, United States
.
Originally named Pontiac before the name change, Kirkwood is located halfway between Sidney
to the north and Piqua
to the south in neighboring Miami County
. The original Dayton and Michigan Railroad, later B&O
, Chessie System
, and now CSX Transportation
runs through Kirkwood.
The rural community is visible from Interstate 75 as an overpass over Kirkwood Road, although no exit for Kirkwood exits.
The offices for Orange Township are located in Kirkwood.
The Kirkwood Grain Company, built by William Berry in 1812, was closed in 1981 and subsequently demolished. Shelby Crop Service, later Estech, closed in the mid-1980s.
The remains of the agriculture business, a fertilizer distribution center located on River Road, went through several name changes since 1987 from the former Estech to Kaiser-Estech, IMC, Vigoro, Royster-Clark and presently Crop Production Services. The offices and warehouse of the former Shelby Crop Service became home to industrial lumber business Wappoo Wood Products Incorporated in 1987. The Miami River Stone Company is also located in Kirkwood with its divisions Sidney Sand and Gravel and Western Ohio Cut Stone Company (now part of Barrett Paving Materials Inc.)at the western terminus of Kirkwood Road, near the Great Miami River
.
The abandoned I.O.O.F. lodge was destroyed by a fire in the spring of 2007.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
located at the intersection of Kirkwood and River Roads in southwestern Orange Township
Orange Township, Shelby County, Ohio
Orange Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,419 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Clinton Township - north...
, Shelby County
Shelby County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 47,910 people, 17,636 households, and 13,085 families residing in the county. The population density was 117 people per square mile . There were 18,682 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Originally named Pontiac before the name change, Kirkwood is located halfway between Sidney
Sidney, Ohio
Sidney is a city in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The population was 20,211 at the 2000 census. It is named after English poet Sir Phillip Sidney and is the county seat of Shelby County.Sidney was the recipient of the 1964 All-America City Award...
to the north and Piqua
Piqua, Ohio
Piqua is a city in Miami County, Ohio, United States. The population was 20,738 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.Piqua was one of the cities that experienced severe flooding during the Great Dayton Flood of 1913....
to the south in neighboring Miami County
Miami County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 98,868 people, 38,437 households, and 27,943 families residing in the county. The population density was 243 people per square mile . There were 40,554 housing units at an average density of 100 per square mile...
. The original Dayton and Michigan Railroad, later B&O
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which...
, Chessie System
Chessie System
Chessie System, Inc. was a holding company that owned the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway , the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad , the Western Maryland Railway , and several smaller carriers. It was incorporated in Virginia on February 26, 1973, and it acquired the C&O on June 15...
, and now CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...
runs through Kirkwood.
The rural community is visible from Interstate 75 as an overpass over Kirkwood Road, although no exit for Kirkwood exits.
The offices for Orange Township are located in Kirkwood.
The Kirkwood Grain Company, built by William Berry in 1812, was closed in 1981 and subsequently demolished. Shelby Crop Service, later Estech, closed in the mid-1980s.
The remains of the agriculture business, a fertilizer distribution center located on River Road, went through several name changes since 1987 from the former Estech to Kaiser-Estech, IMC, Vigoro, Royster-Clark and presently Crop Production Services. The offices and warehouse of the former Shelby Crop Service became home to industrial lumber business Wappoo Wood Products Incorporated in 1987. The Miami River Stone Company is also located in Kirkwood with its divisions Sidney Sand and Gravel and Western Ohio Cut Stone Company (now part of Barrett Paving Materials Inc.)at the western terminus of Kirkwood Road, near the Great Miami River
Great Miami River
The Great Miami River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately long, in southwestern Ohio in the United States...
.
The abandoned I.O.O.F. lodge was destroyed by a fire in the spring of 2007.