Geneva, Fairfield County, Ohio

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

History

The community was named after Geneva, in Switzerland, the ancestral land of a large share of the early settlers. [2] A variant name was Flagdale. [1] A post office called Flagdale was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1903. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Geneva, Fairfield County, Ohio
  2. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 50.
  3. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 13, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2016.

39°39′43″N82°26′01″W / 39.66194°N 82.43361°W / 39.66194; -82.43361


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