Mechanicstown, Ohio

Mechanicstown is an unincorporated community in northwestern Fox Township, Carroll County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44651. It lies at the intersection of State Routes 39 and 524. The community is part of the Canton - Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.HistoryThe community was laid out in 1836 by Thomas McGavern. On March 21, 1837, the Ohio General Assembly approved a name change from "Mechanicsburgh" to "Mechanicstown."Willis Elementary, of the Carrollton Exempted Village School District and located outside of town, was closed in 2008.EducationStudents attend schools in the Carrollton Exempted Village School District.Notable peopleThomas B. Fletcher — five-term U.S. RepresentativeWilbur S. Jackman - educator