Rainbow, Ohio

Rainbow is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

The first settlement at Rainbow was made in the spring of 1795.[2] The community most likely took its name from Rainbow Creek.[3] A post office called Rainbow was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1903.[4]

gollark: Sorry, the router runs on my laptop, which ran into network issues.
gollark: To clarify, you aren't safe.
gollark: 185 exarad-Hz bee deployment initiating.
gollark: Is this the spawn ladder thing or what?
gollark: We'll need to inform its author.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rainbow, Ohio
  2. History of Washington County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches. H.Z. Williams. 1881. p. 607.
  3. "How communities got their names". Marietta Times. February 19, 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  4. "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 December 2015.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.