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Somersville, Ohio
Somersville, Ohio is located in Ohio
Somersville, Ohio
Somersville, Ohio
Location of Somersville, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°24′00″N 83°24′40″W / 40.40000°N 83.41111°W / 40.40000; -83.41111
CountryUnited States
State Ohio
Counties Union
Elevation997 ft (304 m)
Time zone UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST))
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43344
Area code 740
GNIS feature ID1061661 [1]

Somersville (sometimes spelled Summersville) [1] is an unincorporated community in York Township, Union County, Ohio, United States. It is located at the intersection of Ohio State Routes 31 and 47. [2]

History

The community of Somersville was laid in 1834 by Thomas Price and William Somers. [3] The Bokes Creek Post Office was established April 26, 1850, [4] with Amon S. Davis as postmaster, [3] and was discontinued on June 30, 1904. [4] As of 1877, the town contained two grocery stores, a blacksmith shop, a shoe shop, and one physician. [3] The mail service is now sent through the Peoria Post Office. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Somersville, Ohio
  2. ^ Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '06, Chicago, 2006, p. 78
  3. ^ a b c A.S. Mowry, C.E., Atlas of Union County, Ohio, Harris, Sutton & Hare, Philadelphia, 1877, Pg. 19.
  4. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bokes Creek Post Office


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Somersville, Ohio
Somersville, Ohio is located in Ohio
Somersville, Ohio
Somersville, Ohio
Location of Somersville, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°24′00″N 83°24′40″W / 40.40000°N 83.41111°W / 40.40000; -83.41111
CountryUnited States
State Ohio
Counties Union
Elevation997 ft (304 m)
Time zone UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST))
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43344
Area code 740
GNIS feature ID1061661 [1]

Somersville (sometimes spelled Summersville) [1] is an unincorporated community in York Township, Union County, Ohio, United States. It is located at the intersection of Ohio State Routes 31 and 47. [2]

History

The community of Somersville was laid in 1834 by Thomas Price and William Somers. [3] The Bokes Creek Post Office was established April 26, 1850, [4] with Amon S. Davis as postmaster, [3] and was discontinued on June 30, 1904. [4] As of 1877, the town contained two grocery stores, a blacksmith shop, a shoe shop, and one physician. [3] The mail service is now sent through the Peoria Post Office. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Somersville, Ohio
  2. ^ Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '06, Chicago, 2006, p. 78
  3. ^ a b c A.S. Mowry, C.E., Atlas of Union County, Ohio, Harris, Sutton & Hare, Philadelphia, 1877, Pg. 19.
  4. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bokes Creek Post Office



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