Harshaville, Ohio
Harshaville, Ohio | |
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  Harshaville, Ohio Location within Ohio  Harshaville, Ohio Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°54′29″N 83°32′40″W / 38.90806°N 83.54444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Adams |
| Elevation | 725 ft (221 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 937, 326 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1064803[1] |
Harshaville, Ohio (also known as Harshasville[1]) is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Ohio, USA, in the southern part of the state.
Harshaville was built up around the early Harsha Mill, a gristmill powered by the Cherry Fork Creek.[2] The community was named for the local Harsha family.[3] A post office was established at Harshaville in 1865, and remained in operation until 1909.[4]
It is the location of Harshaville Covered Bridge, a historic bridge that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Harshaville community sign
Looking east on Graces Run Road in Harshaville
Harshaville Covered Bridge
References
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harshaville, Ohio
- ↑ Evans, Nelson Wiley (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. pp. 453.
- ↑ Ohio Historic Places Dictionary. North American Book Dist LLC. 2008. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-878592-70-5.
- ↑ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
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