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1st Stop Inc also know as Cantrell’s is a gas station in southern Ohio, and Northern Kentucky using Marathon Oil at its stations.

Its started out in the 1980s as a little mom and pop shop in the small Southern Ohio Community of Cherry Fork, Ohio in Adams County, Ohio. The 1st Gas station started in the small town of Manchester, Ohio in Adams county. Where the Cantrell’s lived in the Manchetser motel and run it with the Storage units also. They started to get bigger from there.

The company owns and operates over 50 stores in Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia. It also operate there own Oil refinery called Cantrell oil, and also a distributing center called Winchester wholesell where the 1st Stop headquarters is, which is located in Winchester, Ohio of off Ohio State Route 32. In 2017 they bought an old FoodLand in South Shore, Kentucky which has been renamed as 1st Stop Fresh Market and is there first full on grocery store to the company. They also have a gas station with the 1st Stop Fresh Market. They also offer there Poor Bobs deli, Handdip Ice Cream, Pepsi Fountain, 1st Stop Pizza and much more. In some of the new Store have Wow Pizza and Subs, and Chester's Chicken.

Most locations are located on the small towns of Ohio 32 with many in Adams County Ohio and Brown County, but also have some from 25 miles east of Cincinnati to Portsmouth, Ohio and to Wilmington, Ohio to Cynthiana, Kentucky and to South shore Ky to Chillicothe, Ohio. With a Location in West Virginia also.

Most Stores have been rebuilt with a mini grocery store that has Meats, produce, soda, dog and cat food, household needs and so on. This store are located where there isn’t many grocery around. The one who hasn’t been Rebuilt are usually there truck stops or store within a couple miles from a Walmart, Kroger, or Save-A-Lot nor has two 1st stop within the Town or City.