Negley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 274 at the 2020 census. Historically a mining community, it lies at the confluence of Bull Creek and the North Fork of the Little Beaver Creek at the state border with Pennsylvania. State Routes 154 and 170 as well as the Youngstown and Southeastern Railroad pass through the community.

History

Negley is named after James S. Negley, a Civil War Major General who hailed from Pittsburgh. After the end of the war, Negley served in the United States House of Representatives in the late 19th century and later entered the railroad business. He was president of the New York, Pittsburgh & Chicago Railway, which in 1883 platted Negley as the first new town along its rail line, named in his honor. A Negley post office has been in operation since 1883. Negley grew into a small mining community based on a nearby coal mine operated by the Powers Mining Company. The community formerly had an honor roll for residents who were veterans of World War II on the east side, but it was removed in the 1960s due to deterioration. Negley was formerly home to the only Youngstown and Southern Railway shop.

Geography

Negley is located in eastern Columbiana County in eastern Middleton Township, which it completely surrounded by. The CDP lies along of the North Fork of the Little Beaver Creek and Bull Creek at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The CDP is 3 mi south of East Palestine, 14 mi north of East Liverpool, and 10 mi west of central Chippewa Township, Pennsylvania. The following highways pass through Negley: According to the United States Census Bureau, the Negley CDP has a total area of 0.89 sqmi, all land.

Economy

PennOhio Waste operates a construction and demolition debris landfill in Negley.

Education

Children in Negley are served by the East Palestine City School District. Negley once had a traditional schoolhouse of its own, and later an elementary school. The current schools serving Negley are:

Notable people