Rix Mills, Ohio

Rix Mills is an unincorporated community in Muskingum County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

The community was named after Edmond Rix, the proprietor of a local mill.^[1] A former variant name was Rixville.^[2] Rixville was laid out in 1854.^[3] A post office called Rixs Mills was established in 1846, the name was changed to Rix Mills in 1892, and the post office closed in 1902.^[4]

Notable person

Miles Conway Moore, 14th Governor of Washington Territory, was born at Rix Mills in 1845.^[5]

References

↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 119.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rix Mills, Ohio
↑ Everhart, F.J. (1882). 1794. History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers. F.J. Everhart & Co. p. 441.
↑ "Muskingum County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
↑ Snowden, Clinton A. (1911). History of Washington: The Rise and Progress of an American State. Century History Company. p. 151.

Municipalities and communities of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Zanesville

City	Zanesville

Villages	Adamsville Dresden Frazeysburg Fultonham Gratiot‡ New Concord Norwich Philo Roseville‡ South Zanesville

Townships	Adams Blue Rock Brush Creek Cass Clay Falls Harrison Highland Hopewell Jackson Jefferson Licking Madison Meigs Monroe Muskingum Newton Perry Rich Hill Salem Salt Creek Springfield Union Washington Wayne

CDPs	Duncan Falls East Fultonham North Zanesville Pleasant Grove Trinway

Unincorporated communities	Adams Mills Bloomfield Blue Rock Bridgeville Cannelville Chandlersville Coal Hill Cottage Hill Darlington Dillon Falls Ellis Freeland Gaysport Gilbert High Hill Hopewell Ironspot Irville Licking View Marquand Mills Mattingly Settlement Meadow Farm Moxahala Park Museville Nashport Otsego Rix Mills Ruraldale Sonora Spratt Stovertown Sundale White Cottage Young Hickory Zeno

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°55′27″N 81°44′46″W / 39.92417°N 81.74611°W / 39.92417; -81.74611

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