Pennsville, Ohio

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

History

Pennsville was platted in 1828.^[2] The community took its name from Penn Township.^[3] Pennsville was originally built up chiefly by Quakers.^[2] A post office has been in operation at Pennsville since 1829.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pennsville, Ohio
1 2 Robertson, Charles (1886). History of Morgan County, Ohio, with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. L. H. Watkins & Company. p. 388.
↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 109.
↑ "Morgan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

Municipalities and communities of Morgan County, Ohio, United States

County seat: McConnelsville

Villages	Chesterhill Malta McConnelsville Stockport

Townships	Bloom Bristol Center Deerfield Homer Malta Manchester Marion Meigsville Morgan Penn Union Windsor York

Unincorporated communities	Bishopville Bristol Deavertown Eagleport Hooksburg Joy Meigs Morganville Moscow Mills Neelysville Pennsville Plantsville Reinersville Ringgold Rokeby Lock Rose Farm Rosseau Roxbury Todds Triadelphia Unionville

Coordinates: 39°34′31″N 81°51′19″W / 39.57528°N 81.85528°W / 39.57528; -81.85528

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