Bourneville, Ohio | |
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Looking east on Main Street (US Highway 50) in Bourneville | |
![]() Location of Bourneville, Ohio | |
Coordinates: 39°16′58″N83°09′35″W / 39.28278°N 83.15972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Ross |
Township | Twin |
Elevation | 696 ft (212 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 241 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP | 45617 |
GNIS feature ID | 2628867 [1] |
Bourneville is a census-designated place in central Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 45617. [3] It lies along U.S. Route 50. The population of the CDP was 241 at the 2020 census.
The first permanent settlement at Bourneville was made in the 1790s. [4] Bourneville was platted in 1832 by Colonel Bourne, and named for him. [5] A post office has been in operation at Bourneville since 1832. [6]
As of 1847, an Indian stone work was located near Bourneville. It was surveyed by Ephraim George Squier and Edwin Hamilton Davis and was featured in their book, Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley , which was published in 1848. [7]