Bentonville, Ohio

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Bentonville, Ohio
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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Looking northeast on Ohio Highway 41/136 in Bentonville
Adams County Ohio incorporated and unincorporated areas Bentonville highlighted.svg
Location in Adams County and the state of Ohio
Coordinates: 38°45′11″N83°36′48″W / 38.75306°N 83.61333°W / 38.75306; -83.61333
Country United States
State Ohio
County Adams
Township Wayne
Elevation
[1]
906 ft (276 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total253
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
45105
Area code(s) 937, 326
GNIS feature ID2628863 [1]

Bentonville is a census-designated place in northern Sprigg Township, Adams County, Ohio, United States. [2] The population was 253 at the 2020 census. [3] It has a post office with the ZIP code 45105. [4]

Contents

Bentonville is located on State Routes 41 and 136. They run concurrently through the community, splitting into separate routes at the south edge of Bentonville.

History

Bentonville was laid out in 1839. [5] It is named for Thomas Hart Benton, a senator from Missouri. [5] A post office has been in operation at Bentonville since 1842. [6]

Bentonville is the home of the Anti-Horse Thief Society monument. Horse theft is no longer a problem in Adams County. However, the Society continues to exist and hold meetings.[ citation needed ]

Verna Naylor, a former postmaster of Bentonville, was the oldest postmaster in the nation and the oldest employee of the U.S. Postal Service when she died on July 6, 2010, at the age of 94. She ran the one-person post office from her home for more than 40 years after she took over the position from her husband, the former postmaster. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bentonville, Ohio
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bentonville, Ohio
  3. ↑ "Bentonville CPD, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  4. ↑ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code Archived October 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. 1 2 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. 467.
  6. ↑ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Verna Naylor Obituary (2010) - Wichita, KS - Wichita Eagle". Legacy.com . July 8, 2010.


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