Yellow Creek, Ohio

Yellow Creek (previously also known as Linton) is an unincorporated community in Saline Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. It is located northwest of Hammondsville at the intersection of Ohio State Route 7 and Ohio State Route 213 where the Yellow Creek empties into the Ohio River, at 40°34′28″N 80°40′03″W.^[1][2]

Yellow Creek, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Yellow Creek, Ohio Location of Yellow Creek, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°34′28″N 80°40′03″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Counties	Jefferson
Elevation [1]	679 ft (207 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	43968
Area code	740
GNIS feature ID	1061806[1]

The Linton Post Office was established as Mouth of Yellow Creek Post Office (in Columbiana County) on May 12, 1832, and the name changed to Linton Post Office on March 30, 1855. The branch was discontinued on September 30, 1901.^[3]

A famous fossil deposit ("the Linton site") is located at Yellow Creek. It is within the Allegheny Group of Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian)- age sedimentary rocks.^[4][5]