Millerstown, Ohio

Millerstown and surrounding countryside

Millerstown is an unincorporated community in eastern Johnson Township, Champaign County, Ohio, United States. It lies at the intersection of Heck Hill, Ward, and Zimmerman Roads, 2 12 miles (4.0 km) north of U.S. Route 36. Nettle Creek, a tributary of the Mad River, flows past Millerstown. It is located approximately 4 miles (6½ km) northeast of the village of St. Paris and 10 miles (16 km) west-northwest of the city of Urbana, the county seat of Champaign County.[1]

History

Millerstown was platted in 1837.[2] It was named for early landowner Casper Miller.[3]

References

  1. DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 56. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
  2. Middleton, Evan P. (1917). History of Champaign County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen. p. 308.
  3. The History of Champaign County, Ohio. W.H. Beers & Company. 1881. p. 456.

Coordinates: 40°09′25″N 83°55′17″W / 40.15694°N 83.92139°W