Tranquility, Ohio

Coordinates: 38°57′45″N 83°31′59″W / 38.96250°N 83.53306°W / 38.96250; -83.53306
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Tranquility is an unincorporated community in Adams County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Tranquility had its start in the 1830s when a country store opened there.[2] A post office was established at Tranquility in 1848, and remained in operation until 1912.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tranquility, Ohio
  2. ^ 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. 458.
  3. ^ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 December 2015.

38°57′45″N 83°31′59″W / 38.96250°N 83.53306°W / 38.96250; -83.53306