Blackfork Junction (also previously known as Blackfork Station, Samsonville, and Washington Furnace) is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Jackson County, Ohio.[2][3]

Blackfork Junction, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Blackfork Junction, Ohio Location of Blackfork Junction, Ohio
Coordinates: 38°51′37″N 82°36′02″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Counties	Jackson
Elevation [1]	689 ft (210 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	45656
Area code	740
GNIS feature ID	1075394[1]

The station on the Ohio Southern Railroad that was located here, and the community itself, have had many names. It was previously called Black Fork Junction, Black Fork Station, and Samsonville.[2] Before that, an 1898 railroad map shows the name "Washington Furnace",[4] and an 1873 map shows it listed simply as "Washington".[5]

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