Eckmansville, Ohio

Eckmansville is an unincorporated community in Adams County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

A post office called Eckmansville was established in 1839.^[2] The town site was platted around 1850.^[3] The community was named for its proprietor, Henry Eckman.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eckmansville, Ohio
↑ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 42.
↑ Evans, Nelson Wiley; Stivers, Emmons B. (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. p. 488.

Municipalities and communities of Adams County, Ohio, United States

County seat: West Union

Villages	Manchester Peebles Rome Seaman West Union Winchester

Townships	Bratton Brush Creek Franklin Green Jefferson Liberty Manchester Meigs Monroe Oliver Scott Sprigg Tiffin Wayne Winchester

CDPs	Bentonville

Unincorporated communities	Beasley Fork Blue Creek Bradysville Cedar Mills Cherry Fork Dunkinsville Eckmansville Fairview Harshaville Jacksonville Jaybird Locust Grove Louden Louisville Lynx Marble Furnace May Hill Mineral Springs Rockville Sandy Springs Selig Steam Furnace Tranquility Tulip Unity Wamsley Wrightsville Youngsville

Coordinates: 38°51′57″N 83°38′34″W / 38.86583°N 83.64278°W / 38.86583; -83.64278

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