Harshaville, Ohio

Harshaville, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Harshaville, Ohio
Coordinates: 38°54′29″N 83°32′40″W / 38.90806°N 83.54444°W / 38.90806; -83.54444Coordinates: 38°54′29″N 83°32′40″W / 38.90806°N 83.54444°W / 38.90806; -83.54444
Country United States
State Ohio
County Adams
Elevation 725 ft (221 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 937
GNIS feature ID 1064803[1]

Harshaville, Ohio (also known as Harshasville[1]) is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Ohio, in the southern part of the state.

Harshaville was built up around the early Harsha Mill, a gristmill powered by the Cherry Fork Creek.[2] The community was named for the local Harsha family.[3] A post office was established at Harshaville in 1865, and remained in operation until 1909.[4]

It is the location of Harshaville Covered Bridge, a historic bridge that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Locust Grove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Evans, Nelson Wiley (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. p. 453.
  3. Ohio Historic Places Dictionary. North American Book Dist LLC. 2008. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-878592-70-5.
  4. "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 December 2015.


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