Wrightsville, Adams County, Ohio
Wrightsville, Ohio | |
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Wrightsville, Ohio Location of Wrightsville, Ohio | |
Coordinates: 38°42′10″N 83°30′44″W / 38.70278°N 83.51222°WCoordinates: 38°42′10″N 83°30′44″W / 38.70278°N 83.51222°W | |
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(s) | 937 |
GNIS feature ID | 1061804 |
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[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wrightsville, Adams County, Ohio
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Adams County, Ohio
- 1847 establishments in Ohio
- Populated places established in 1847
- Unincorporated communities in Ohio
- Appalachian Ohio geography stubs