Lockville, Ohio
Lockville is an unincorporated community in Fairfield County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
Lockville was named for the locks on a nearby canal.[2] A post office called Lockville was established in 1849, and remained in operation until 1921.[3]
Notable person
Charles M. Borchers, a U.S. Representative from Illinois, was born at Lockville in 1869.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lockville, Ohio
- ^ Miller, Charles Christian (1912). History of Fairfield County, Ohio, and representative citizens. Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co. p. 134.
- ^ "Fairfield County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ Past and Present of the City of Decatur and Macon County, Illinois. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. 1903. p. 115.
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