Millerstown, Champaign County, Ohio

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Location of Millerstown, Ohio

Millerstown is an unincorporated community in eastern Johnson Township, Champaign County, Ohio, United States. [1] It lies at the intersection of Heck Hill, Ward, and Zimmerman Roads, 2+12 miles (4.0 km) north of U.S. Route 36. Nettle Creek, a tributary of the Mad River, flows past Millerstown. It is located approximately 4 miles (6½ km) northeast of the city of St. Paris and 10 miles (16 km) west-northwest of the city of Urbana, the county seat of Champaign County. [2]

History

Millerstown was platted in 1837. [3] The community was named for early landowner Casper Miller. [4] A post office was established at Millerstown in 1838, and remained in operation until 1903. [5]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millerstown
  2. DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 56. ISBN   0-89933-281-1.
  3. Middleton, Evan P. (1917). History of Champaign County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen. p. 308.
  4. The History of Champaign County, Ohio. W.H. Beers & Company. 1881. pp.  456.
  5. "Champaign County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 21, 2015.

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