Marathon, Ohio

Marathon is an unincorporated community in eastern Jackson Township, Clermont County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it had a post office, with the ZIP code of 45145.^[1] It lies along U.S. Route 50.

History

Marathon was originally called Cynthiana, and under the latter name was laid out in 1838.^[2] A post office called Marathon was established in 1845,^[3] and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 2011.^[4]

Gallery

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  Marathon community sign.

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  Looking east on Main Street (US Highway 50) in Marathon.

References

1. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
2. ↑ Everts, Louis H. (1880). History of Clermont County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co. p. 551. 
3. ↑ "Clermont County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 January 2016. 
4. ↑ "Postmaster Finder". United States Postal Service. Retrieved 16 January 2016. 

Municipalities and communities of Clermont County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Batavia
Cities	Loveland‡ Milford‡
Villages	Amelia Batavia Bethel Chilo Felicity Moscow Neville New Richmond Newtonsville Owensville Williamsburg
Townships	Batavia Franklin Goshen Jackson Miami Monroe Ohio Pierce Stonelick Tate Union Washington Wayne Williamsburg
CDPs	Day Heights Goshen Miamiville Mount Carmel Mount Repose Mulberry Summerside Withamsville
Unincorporated communities	Afton Bantam Belfast Blairsville Blowville Branch Hill Braziers Cedron Clermontville Clover Concord Edenton Hennings Mill Hills Laurel Lindale Locust Corner Marathon Modest Monterey Moores Fork Mount Holly Mount Olive Mount Pisgah New Palestine Nicholsville Ninemile Olive Branch Perintown Point Isabel Point Pleasant Rural Saltair Stonelick Tobasco Utopia Woodville
Ghost towns	Elk Lick Simpkinsville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°08′41″N 84°00′23″W / 39.14472°N 84.00639°W / 39.14472; -84.00639