Andersonville, Ohio
Andersonville is a census-designated place in Ross County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
Andersonville was originally called Lewisville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1851 by Mahlon Anderson.[2] A post office called Andersonville was established in 1873, and remained in operation until 1901.[3] The community was a port town on the Ohio and Erie Canal.[4]
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References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Andersonville, Ohio
- Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 4.
- "Ross County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- Bennett, Henry Holcomb (1902). The County of Ross: A History of Ross County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days. Selwyn A. Brant. p. 289.
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