Somerdale, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Somerdale is an unincorporated community
in northeastern Fairfield Township
, Tuscarawas County
, Ohio
, United States
. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office
, with the ZIP code
of 44678. It lies along State Route 212
, Conotton Creek
and the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway east of Zoar
.
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...
in northeastern Fairfield Township
Fairfield Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Fairfield Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,487 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
, Tuscarawas County
Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Tuscarawas County is a county located in the eastern part of the state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 92,582. Its county seat is New Philadelphia...
, 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...
. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, with the ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
of 44678. It lies along State Route 212
Ohio State Route 212
State Route 212 ' is a two-lane east–west state highway that runs within Stark, Tuscarawas, Carroll, and Harrison Counties in eastern Ohio. The western terminus of State Route 212 is at U.S. Route 250 near Beach City, and its eastern terminus is at State Route 151 in Bowerston....
, Conotton Creek
Conotton Creek
Conotton Creek is a tributary of the Tuscarawas River, 38.7 miles long, in eastern Ohio in the United States. Via the Tuscarawas, Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 286 square miles in Carroll, Harrison and Tuscarawas County,...
and the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway east of Zoar
Zoar, Ohio
Zoar is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 193 at the 2000 census.-History:Zoar was founded by German religious dissenters called the Society of Separatists of Zoar in 1817. It was a communal society, with many German-style structures that have been restored and...
.