Harshaville, Ohio

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Harshaville, Ohio
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Harshaville, Ohio
Coordinates: 38°54′29″N83°32′40″W / 38.90806°N 83.54444°W / 38.90806; -83.54444
Country United States
State Ohio
County Adams
Elevation
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725 ft (221 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 937, 326
GNIS feature ID1064803 [1]

Harshaville, Ohio (also known as Harshasville [1] ) is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Ohio, USA, in the southern part of the state.

Harshaville was built up around the early Harsha Mill, a gristmill powered by the Cherry Fork Creek. [2] The community was named for the local Harsha family. [3] A post office was established at Harshaville in 1865, and remained in operation until 1909. [4]

It is the location of Harshaville Covered Bridge, a historic bridge that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harshaville, Ohio
  2. Evans, Nelson Wiley (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. pp.  453.
  3. Ohio Historic Places Dictionary. North American Book Dist LLC. 2008. p. 3. ISBN   978-1-878592-70-5.
  4. "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2015.