Beasley Fork, Ohio

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Beasley Fork, Ohio
Unincorporated community
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Beasley Fork
Coordinates: 38°44′59″N83°30′59″W / 38.74972°N 83.51639°W / 38.74972; -83.51639
Country United States
State Ohio
County Adams
Elevation
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574 ft (175 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes 937 & 326
GNIS feature ID1064396 [1]

Beasley Fork is an unincorporated community in Adams County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1]

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History

A post office called Beasleys Fork was established in 1855 and remained in operation until 1902. [2] The community has the name of Beasley Fork, a tributary of Ohio Brush Creek. [3] Charles Stevenson had family members living in the community; his son, William Stevenson, and his wife, Hannah Miller, his son Charles and his wife, Christina Collings, and Mary Stevenson. [3] : 338  Charles Fields was one of the community's first settlers. [3] : 337  James Collings built a house that overlooked the valley but is no longer there. Another log cabin was built on the ridge east of the community's turnpike by General Darlinton. [3] : 482  Union Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1856, while Beasley's Fork Christian Church was organized in 1864, with the present-day building being erected in 1871. [3] : 451  Nathaniel Foster Sr. also settled in the community. [3] : 748  Elliot H. Collins was a member of the local Christian church. [3] : 716  The first infirmary in the county was founded on G.L. Compton's farm in March 1837. It covered 211 acres (85 ha) of land and was sold for $2 million. [3] : 111  Henry Smith bought 300 acres (120 ha) of land at the mouth of the river. [3] : 339  Leonard Cole grew up in the community and his house overlooked the valley. [3] : 540  Edward Burbage purchased a farm in the community, as well. [3] : 660  James Miller was the community's postmaster. [3] : 450  John Knox also owned a home in the community. [3] : 135  James Hemphill settled in the community in 1797. [3] : 449  Robert A. Mitchell was born in Beasley's Fork, and his father owned and operated a sawmill and gristmill. [3] : 804 

Geography

Beasley Fork is located at the mouth of Beasley's Fork in Green and Jefferson Townships. [3] : 102  Beasley Fork is the home of a glen that is noted for its redbud coves and its redbird inhabitants. [3] : 63 

Education

Beasley Fork is served by the Adams County/Ohio Valley School District. Children in the community attend West Union Elementary School and West Union High School in nearby West Union.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beasley Fork, Ohio
  2. ↑ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Evans, Nelson Wiley; Stivers, Emmons B. (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. p. 4.
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