Taylorsville, Ohio

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Taylorsville, Ohio
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Taylorsville
Coordinates: 39°04′38″N83°44′3″W / 39.07722°N 83.73417°W / 39.07722; -83.73417
Country United States
State Ohio
County Highland
Township Whiteoak
Elevation
1,109 ft (338 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
45133
GNIS feature ID1063053 [1]

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

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History

Taylorsville was laid out in 1846, and named after the local Taylor family. [2] A post office called New Corwin was established in 1849, the name was changed to Taylorsville in 1897, and the post office closed in 1935. [3]

On May 8, 1961, an F1 tornado struck Taylorsville. [4]

Education

Taylorsville is served by the Bright Local School District.

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Taylorsville, Ohio
  2. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 132.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Taylorsville Post Office (historical)
  4. Ohio Event Report: F1 Tornado. National Weather Service (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  5. "Obituary", The Monthly Evening Sky Map, 17 (204), December 1923