Wrightsville, Adams County, Ohio

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Wrightsville, Ohio
Unincorporated community
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Wrightsville community sign on Ohio State Route 247 South
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Wrightsville, Ohio
Location of Wrightsville, Ohio
Coordinates: 38°42′10″N83°30′44″W / 38.70278°N 83.51222°W / 38.70278; -83.51222
Country United States
State Ohio
County Adams
Township Monroe
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
45144 (Manchester)
Area code 937
GNIS feature ID1061804

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

History

Wrightsville was platted in 1847. [2] The post office Wrightsville once contained was first called Mahala, then Vineyard Hill. [2] The post office was established as Mahala in 1850, the name was changed to Vineyard Hill in 1857, and the post office closed in 1907. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wrightsville, Adams County, Ohio
  2. 1 2 Evans, Nelson Wiley; Stivers, Emmons B. (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. p. 450.
  3. ↑ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2015.


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