Millfield, Ohio

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.

Millfield, Ohio
Census-designated place
Location of Millfield, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°26′03″N 82°05′42″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Athens
Elevation [1]	633 ft (193 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	311
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	45761
Area code	740
GNIS feature ID	2628933[1]

History

Millfield, Ohio early 1900s

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.