Rix Mills, Ohio

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Rix Mills is an unincorporated community in Muskingum County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

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History

The community was named after Edmond Rix, the proprietor of a local mill. [1] A former variant name was Rixville. [2] Rixville was laid out in 1854. [3] A post office called Rixs Mills was established in 1846. On 20 April 1858, land was acquired for a school in Rix Mills. [4] The post office was renamed Rix Mills in 1892 and closed in 1902. [5] The community has hosted several stores and a church, which to this day serves as a center of worship and community activities. [4]

Notable person

Miles Conway Moore, 14th Governor of Washington Territory, was born at Rix Mills in 1845. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 119.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rix Mills, Ohio
  3. ↑ Everhart, F.J. (1882). 1794. History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers. F.J. Everhart & Co. p. 441.
  4. 1 2 The History of Franklin Local School District 1827–1970. Zanesville: Mathes Printing Company. 1990. p. 41.
  5. ↑ "Muskingum County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Snowden, Clinton A. (1911). History of Washington: The Rise and Progress of an American State. Century History Company. p. 151.

Coordinates: 39°55′27″N81°44′46″W / 39.92417°N 81.74611°W / 39.92417; -81.74611



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