Ridgeville Corners, Ohio
Ridgeville Corners, Ohio | |
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 Tree-lined street southwest of the post office | |
 Location of Ridgeville Corners, Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 41°26′16″N 84°15′27″W / 41.43778°N 84.25750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Henry |
| Township | Ridgeville |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.92 sq mi (2.37 km2) |
| • Land | 0.92 sq mi (2.37 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 735 ft (224 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 435 |
| • Density | 476/sq mi (183.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 43555 |
| Area code | 419 |
| FIPS code | 39-67104[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1061605[2] |
Ridgeville Corners is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southern Ridgeville Township, Henry County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43555.[3] The population was 435 at the 2010 census.[1]
Geography
Ridgeville Corners is located along U.S. Route 6 approximately 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Napoleon, the Henry county seat. It is 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Bryan.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 0.93 square miles (2.4 km2), all of it recorded as land.[1] As its name suggests,[4] Ridgeville Corners sits on high ground, with the northwest side draining towards the Tiffin River, a south-flowing tributary of the Maumee River, and the southeast side of the community draining directly to the Maumee.
History
Ridgeville Corners was laid out at an unknown date as an early trading point of Ridgeville Township.[5] A post office has been in operation at Ridgeville Corners since 1841.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Ridgeville Corners CDP, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ridgeville Corners, Ohio
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 118.
- ^ Aldrich, Lewis Cass (1888). History of Henry and Fulton Counties, Ohio. D. Mason & Company. p. 274.
- ^ "Henry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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