Beamsville, Ohio

Beamsville, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Location of Beamsville, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°11′14″N84°35′08″W / 40.18722°N 84.58556°W / 40.18722; -84.58556
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Darke
Unincorporated community ship	Richland
Elevation [1]	1,004 ft (306 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	1048496 [1]

Beamsville in an unincorporated community in central Richland Township, Darke County, Ohio, United States. It lies near the intersection of U.S. Route 127 and the Stillwater River, approximately 6 miles north of Greenville, the county seat of Darke County. ^[2]

History

Beamsville was laid out in 1837 by John Beam, and named for him. ^[3] A post office was established at Beamsville in 1839, and remained in operation until 1905. ^[4]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beamsville, Ohio
2. DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth, 2004, p. 54.
3. The History of Darke County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, Etc.; General and Local Statistics; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio, Map of Darke County, Etc. W. H. Beers & Company. 1880. pp.  412–.
4. "Darke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.