Eckmansville, Ohio

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

History

A post office called Eckmansville was established in 1839. [2] The town site was platted around 1850. [3] The community was named for its proprietor, Henry Eckman. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eckmansville, Ohio
  2. ↑ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 42.
  4. ↑ 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.  488.

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