Mechanicstown, Ohio
# Mechanicstown, Ohio

Mechanicstown is an unincorporated community in northwestern Fox Township, Carroll County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44651. It lies at the intersection of State Routes 39 and 524. The community is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.

## History

The 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.

## Education

Students attend schools in the Carrollton Exempted Village School District.

## Notable people

* Thomas B. Fletcher — five-term U.S. Representative
* Wilbur S. Jackman - educator
