Hannibal, OH

Hannibal is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in eastern Ohio Township, Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census counted 314, residents. Hannibal was originally called "Baresville", named for the founder Jacob Bare. A post office called Hannibal was opened and the town's name was soon changed to match. The short version is that Hannibal carries an earlier story into the places people know and use now. That is the local read on Hannibal: its past remains attached to the places people use now. Hannibal lies along Ohio State Route 7, near an intersection with Ohio State Route 536. Hannibal is located along the Ohio River, and is home to the Hannibal Locks and Dam. Hannibal is home to K-12 building that houses both River Elementary School.