Short Creek Township, Harrison County, Ohio

Georgetown is an unincorporated community in Short Creek Township, Harrison County, Ohio, United States. It is located west of Adena at the intersection of Cadiz-Harrisville Road (U.S. Route 250) and Georgetown Road (County Route 41), at 40°12′27″N 80°55′14″W.

Robyville is an unincorporated community in Smithfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. It is located southwest of Adena on Hanna Avenue, at 40°12′25″N 80°52′45″W.Robyville was a company town for the Roby Coal Company, which operated multiple large mines nearby. The Robyville Post Office was established on August 15, 1902 and discontinued on August 31, 1928. Mail service is now handled through the Adena branch.

Adena ( ə-DEEN-ə) is a village in southwestern Jefferson and southeastern Harrison counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 664 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area.

Harrisville is a village in Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 179 at the 2020 census.

York is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Ramsey is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Herrick is an extinct town in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.

New Athens ( AY-thənz) is a village in Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 222 at the 2020 census.

Franklin College (founded 1818) was a college in New Athens, Ohio, founded by abolitionist John Walker (1786-1845), a Presbyterian minister in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The college was called Alma college from 1818 until 1825, when the name was changed to Franklin College. Classes were suspended during the Civil War after most of the student body enlisted for military service, but the college was revived in 1867 with 40 students. The college ceased operation in 1919, and became associated with Muskingum College until 1927. The college building houses the Franklin Museum which showcases the span of the college and its history. Over the course of over 100 years, the college was key in the education of two governors, eight U.S. Senators, and nine U.S. Congressmen and twenty state legislators. The college also graduated Titus Basfield, an African-American student and former slave, as well as several prominent women. While at Franklin College, Basfield became close friends with classmate John Armor Bingham, who later became primary author of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution and the longest-serving chief American diplomat in Japan, 1873–1875.

The Franklin College Building No. 5 is located along Main Street, or State Route 9, in New Athens, Ohio. The building houses the Franklin Museum which is dedicated to preserving the building and its primary function. The college building was placed on the National Register on May 8, 1987.

Pleasant Grove is an unincorporated community in Belmont County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Newell is an unincorporated community in Smithfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. It is located west of Smithfield and just northwest of Piney Fork at the intersection of Piney Fork Road (County Route 11) and Newell Road (Township Route 134), at 40°15′37″N 80°50′10″W.