Knoxville, Ohio

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Knoxville is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1]

History

Knoxville was laid out in 1816, and named for the township in which it is located, Knox Township. [2] A post office was established at Knoxville in 1816, and remained in operation until 1907. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Knoxville, Ohio
  2. Caldwell, John Alexander (1880). History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio: And Incidentally Historical Collections Pertaining to Border Warfare and the Early Settlement of the Adjacent Portion of the Ohio Valley. Historical Publishing Company. p. 584.
  3. "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 2, 2016.

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