New Jasper is an unincorporated community in Greene County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

A post office called New Jasper was established in 1847, and remained in operation until 1905.[2] New Jasper moved to its present location in the 1870s when the railroad was extended to that point.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Jasper, Ohio
  2. "Greene County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  3. Broadstone, Michael A. (1918). History of Greene County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 338.

39°39′15″N 83°49′10″W / 39.65417°N 83.81944°W / 39.65417; -83.81944


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