Moran, Ohio


Moran is a place in Portage County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is located in the western edge of Streetsboro, near its border with Hudson along Aurora Hudson Road.

History

Moran had its start on a stagecoach line and was also known as Jesse, Moran Station, and Streetsboro Corners. Later, it was a stop on the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway. A post office called Jesse was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1924. Interstate 480 was built through the area in the mid-1960s.

Notable person

, mayor of Cincinnati in the late 1970s, was born at Moran in 1919.