Westville, Ohio

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Westville is an unincorporated community in northeastern Mad River Township, Champaign County, Ohio, United States. [1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 43083. [2] It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 36 with State Route 560.

History

Basil West settled at the site of Westville in 1805. [3] Westville was laid out about 1816. In 1818, the first building was built there at the on the northwest corner of the main intersection. [4] A post office called Westville has been in operation since 1828. [5]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Westville
  2. USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  3. Middleton, Evan P. (1917). History of Champaign County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen. p. 161.
  4. The History of Champaign County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, Etc. W.H. Beers & Company. 1881. pp.  425.
  5. "Champaign County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 December 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

Coordinates: 40°06′34″N83°50′17″W / 40.1094444°N 83.8380556°W / 40.1094444; -83.8380556