upConotton United Methodist Church Conotton is an

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in North Township, Harrison County,

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. The community is serviced by the Bowerston post office, ZIP Code 44695. It is located near

Conotton Creek Conotton Creek ( ) is a tributary of the Tuscarawas River, 38.7 miles (62.3 km) long, in eastern Ohio in the United States. Via the Tuscarawas, Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area ...

, State Route 151 and the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway. According to the

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the community has also been known as Masterville.

History

A post office was in operation at Conotton from 1828 until 1960. Conotton is a name believed to be derived from an unidentified Native American language.

Education

Students attend the

Conotton Valley Union Local School District The Conotton Valley Union Local School District is a public school district based in Bowerston, Ohio, United States. It serves northwestern Harrison County (including all of Monroe Township as well as portions of Franklin and North townships ...

.PUC Ohio map of School Districts

References

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