Negley, Ohio


Negley is a census-designated place in northeastern Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 281 at the 2010 census.
Historically a mining community, Negley is a primarily residential community clustered around Ohio State Route 154. The only former Youngstown and Southern Railroad shop was in Negley. Although the shop is now closed, the current Youngstown and Southeastern Railroad still runs through the town. A Negley post office has been in operation since 1883, now bearing the ZIP code of 44441.

History

Negley derives its name from Civil War Major General James S. Negley, who hailed from Pittsburgh. After the end of the Civil War, Negley returned to Pittsburgh, served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania, and entered the railroad business. In 1883, the first new town plotted along the New York, Pittsburgh & Chicago Railway line was Negley, Ohio, named in honor of the president of the railroad company. Negley grew in to a small mining community based from a nearby coal mine operated by the Powers Mining Company.

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