Eckmansville, Ohio
Eckmansville is an unincorporated community in Adams County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
A post office called Eckmansville was established in 1839.[2] The town site was platted around 1850.[3] The community was named for its proprietor, Henry Eckman.[4]
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References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eckmansville, Ohio
- "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 42.
- 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. 488.
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