Widowville, Ohio

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

History

A post office was established at Widowville in 1890, and remained in operation until 1903. [2] According to tradition, Widowville was so named on account of there being many Civil War widows who lived there. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Widowville, Ohio
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Widowville Post Office (historical)
  3. ↑ Shade, Joann (April 30, 2010). "People, not name determine character of community". Ashland Times-Gazette. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.

40°44′58″N82°19′00″W / 40.74944°N 82.31667°W / 40.74944; -82.31667


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