Lockville, Ohio

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

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History

Lockville was named for the locks on a nearby canal. [2] A post office called Lockville was established in 1849 and remained in operation until 1921. [3]

Notable people

Charles M. Borchers, U.S. Representative from Illinois

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lockville, Ohio
  2. ↑ Miller, Charles Christian (1912). History of Fairfield County, Ohio, and representative citizens. Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co. p. 134.
  3. ↑ "Fairfield County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 17, 2015.

39°49′07″N82°44′01″W / 39.81861°N 82.73361°W / 39.81861; -82.73361

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