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Pennsville, Ohio

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Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Pennsville is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

Pennsville was platted in 1828. The community took its name from Penn Township. Pennsville was originally chiefly settled by Quakers. In 2017 the nearest Quaker Meeting house is in nearby Chesterhill A post office was in operation in Pennsville starting February 27, 1829; the post office was closed October 29, 1988, and the post office duties were moved to Stockport, Ohio.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pennsville, Ohio
  2. ^ Robertson, Charles (1886). History of Morgan County, Ohio, with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. L. H. Watkins & Company. p. 388.
  3. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 109.
  4. "Morgan County, Ohio". US Post Office Website for former zipcode 43770. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
Municipalities and communities of Morgan County, Ohio, United States
County seat: McConnelsville
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.

39°34′31″N 81°51′19″W / 39.57528°N 81.85528°W / 39.57528; -81.85528


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