Somerdale, Ohio facts for kids
Somerdale is a small, unincorporated community located in northeastern Fairfield Township, within Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in the United States. An "unincorporated community" means it's a place where people live, but it doesn't have its own local government like a city or town. It's usually part of a larger county or township. Somerdale has its own post office with the ZIP code 44678. The community is situated along State Route 212, near Conotton Creek, and close to the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway. It lies just east of the village of Zoar.
A Look Back: Somerdale's History
The post office in Somerdale first opened its doors in 1887, serving the people who lived and worked there. Somerdale began as a mining community. This means that the town grew because of a nearby mine, where many people worked to dig out valuable resources from the ground. In Somerdale's case, the main resource was coal. The Somerdale Coal Company was a big part of the community, providing jobs and helping the area grow. The time when the most coal was being dug out of the ground, known as "peak coal production," happened around the year 1900. After this period, the amount of coal mined slowly decreased.
