Jacobsburg, Ohio facts for kids
Jacobsburg is a small, unincorporated community in southeastern Smith Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States. An unincorporated community is a place that doesn't have its own local government, but it still has people living there.
Jacobsburg has its own post office with the ZIP code 43933. This helps people send and receive mail. The community is located along State Route 147, which is a road that connects different towns.
Jacobsburg is also part of the larger Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. This is a way to group nearby cities and towns that are connected by jobs and daily life.
History of Jacobsburg
Jacobsburg was first planned and created in 1815 by a person named Jacob Calvert. It's very likely that the community was named after him!
A post office opened in Jacobsburg in 1824, which means people could send and get letters there almost 200 years ago. Besides the post office, early Jacobsburg also had a tavern, which was like an inn or a place where people could eat and drink. There were also two stores where people could buy things they needed.
