Official Name: | Millfield, Ohio |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Athens |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 311 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 633 |
Coordinates: | 39.4342°N -82.095°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 45761 |
Area Code: | 740 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2628933 |
Millfield is a census-designated place in northern Dover Township, Athens County, Ohio, United States. It had a population of 311 at the 2020 census.[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 45761.[3] It is located near State Route 13 midway between Chauncey and Jacksonville. Route 13 formerly ran through the community, but a bypass relocated it close by.
A post office was established at Millfield in 1827.[4] Besides the post office, Millfield had a gristmill.[5]
The Millfield Mine disaster, the worst mine disaster in Ohio history,[6] occurred at Millfield in 1930.