Conesville is most likely named after Beebe Stewart Cone, who with three other men in 1847, erected a sizable distillery near the local west side of the Muskingum River. A grouping of houses for workers was built near the distillery accompanied by several small businesses. The distillery burned down in 1857. Afterward, Mr. Cone gave up that business venture and moved on to Muscatine County, Iowa. The distillery was rebuilt by a man named James Beebe but it also burned down a few years later. Prior to 1840, a man named Delaney had purchase land in the same area and planned for it to be named Delaneysville, but it failed as any incorporated entity. The Conesville Power Plant is located just east of the village. Owned and operated by American Electric Power, the coal fired power plant started operations in 1957.
Geography
Conesville is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of, all land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 347 people, 134 households, and 98 families living in the village. The population density was. There were 146 housing units at an average density of. The racial makeup of the village was 100.0% White. There were 134 households, of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couplesliving together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.9% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.98. The median age in the village was 37.5 years. 25.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.2% were from 25 to 44; 22.2% were from 45 to 64; and 17.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.7% male and 53.3% female.
2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 364 people, 144 households, and 105 families living in the village. The population density was 2,387.4 people per square mile. There were 149 housing units at an average density of 977.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 99.73% White, and 0.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population. There were 144 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.95. In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $35,139, and the median income for a family was $46,563. Males had a median income of $29,444 versus $22,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,015. About 6.7% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.
