Kiousville, Ohio

Kiousville is an unincorporated community in southern Fairfield Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at 39°47′50″N 83°17′41″W,[2] at the intersection of Kiousville-Georgesville Road and McKendree Road.[3]

Kiousville, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Kiousville, Ohio Location of Kiousville, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°47′50″N 83°17′41″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Counties	Madison
Elevation [1]	935 ft (285 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	43140
Area code(s)	740
GNIS feature ID	1070802[1]

The community was originally known as Warnersville, after the owner of the land, Mr. Warner.[4] The first store opened about 1867. The first post office was established on January 27, 1875, as the Warnersville Post Office,[5] with R. Watrous as the postmaster.[4] The Warnersville Post Office was discontinued on June 17, 1879.[5]

On February 28, 1881, the post office was re-established as the Kiousville Post Office, but was again discontinued on September 15, 1900. The mail service is now sent through the Mount Sterling branch.[6] As of 1915, the community contained only a few houses, one general store, and one blacksmith.[4]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kiousville, Ohio
3. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 80.
4. Bryan, Chester E., History of Madison County, Ohio, B.F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, 1915, Pg. 180.
5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Warnersville Post Office
6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kiousville Post Office