Guernsey, Ohio

Guernsey is an unincorporated community in [Wheeling Township, Guernsey County, Ohio|Guernsey County, Ohio|Wheeling Township], Guernsey County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

A post office called Wheeling was established in 1874, and the name was changed to Guernsey in 1881. The community's present name is derived from its location within Guernsey County.

Geography

Guernsey is located northeast of the confluence of Birds Run with Johnsons Fork. The community's historic center is where the old post office/general store was located on Guernsey Valley Road east of the bridge over Birds Run, north of the 8th Street Road bridge over Johnsons Fork, near where northbound CR-33 turns west before turning north on the continuation of 8th Street Road.