Pennsville, Ohio
Pennsville is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History[]
Pennsville was platted in 1828.[2] The community took its name from Penn Township.[3] Pennsville was originally chiefly settled by Quakers. In 2017 the nearest Quaker Meeting house is in nearby Chesterhill [2] A post office was in operation in Pennsville starting February 27, 1829; the post office was closed October 29, 1988 and the post office duties were moved to Stockport, Ohio.[4]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pennsville, Ohio
- ^ Jump up to: a b Robertson, Charles (1886). History of Morgan County, Ohio, with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. L. H. Watkins & Company. p. 388.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 109.
- ^ "Morgan County, Ohio". US Post Office Website for former zipcode 43770. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
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Coordinates: 39°34′31″N 81°51′19″W / 39.57528°N 81.85528°W
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