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Harshaville, Ohio

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Harshaville, Ohio
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyAdams
Elevation
725 ft (221 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code937
GNIS feature ID1064803[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.

References

  1. ^ a b "Locust Grove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  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.