Campbellstown, Ohio

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Campbellstown, Ohio
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Campbellstown, Ohio
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Campbellstown, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°47′16″N84°45′37″W / 39.78778°N 84.76028°W / 39.78778; -84.76028
Country United States
State Ohio
County Preble
Elevation
1,188 ft (362 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes 937, 326
GNIS feature ID1056762 [1]

Campbellstown (also Florence, Florence Station) is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Preble County, Ohio United States. The community is served by National Trail High School and the National Trail Local School District. [1]

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History

Campbellstown was originally called Florence Station, and under the latter name was laid out in 1852 when the railroad was extended to that point. [2] The present name honors a pioneer settler with the surname Campbell. [3] A post office called Campbellstown was established in 1854, and remained in operation until 1954. [4]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 "Campbellstown, Ohio". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Lowry, Robert Eaton (1915). History of Preble County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 260.
  3. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 22.
  4. "Preble County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  5. "Don Elston Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com.