Ragersville, Ohio

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

History

Ragersville was platted in 1830 by Conrad Rager, and named for him.^[2] A post office called Ragersville was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1955.^[3]

Notable person

Nancy Sexton, a filmmaker, was born at Ragersville in 1969.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ragersville, Ohio
↑ The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc. Warner, Beers & Company. 1884. p. 507.
↑ "Tuscarawas County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
↑ "Nancy Sexton Video & Interviews". Online Video Guide. Retrieved 6 January 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States

County seat: New Philadelphia

Cities	Dover New Philadelphia Uhrichsville

Villages	Baltic‡ Barnhill Bolivar Dennison Gnadenhutten Midvale Mineral City Newcomerstown Parral Port Washington Roswell Stone Creek Strasburg Sugarcreek Tuscarawas Zoar

Townships	Auburn Bucks Clay Dover Fairfield Franklin Goshen Jefferson Lawrence Mill Oxford Perry Rush Salem Sandy Sugar Creek Union Warren Warwick Washington Wayne York

CDPs	Dundee Sandyville

Unincorporated communities	Barrs Mills Bernice Blackband Columbia Eastport Gilmore Glasgow Goshen Hartwood Lock Seventeen Mount Tabor New Cumberland Newport Peoli Postboy Ragersville Rockford Somerdale Stillwater Wainwright West Chester Winfield Wolf Yorktown

Ghost town	Three Legs Town

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

Coordinates: 40°27′09″N 81°37′34″W / 40.45250°N 81.62611°W / 40.45250; -81.62611

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