Springville, Seneca County, Ohio

Springville is an unincorporated community in Big Spring Township, Ohio, United States.[1]

History

Springville was laid out in 1834 on the site of a former Indian village.[2] The community was named for a spring near the original town site.[3] A post office called Springville was established in 1836, and remained in operation until 1847.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Springville
  2. ^ Butterfield, Consul Willshire (1848). History of Seneca County: Containing a Detailed Narrative of the Principal Events that Have Occurred Since Its First Settlement Down to the Present Time. D. Campbell. pp. 187.
  3. ^ Lang, William (1880). History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. Transcript Printing Company. pp. 487.
  4. ^ "Seneca County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
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41°00′35″N 83°23′12″W / 41.0097222°N 83.3866667°W / 41.0097222; -83.3866667 (Springville)


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