Richland, Ohio

Richland is a former town in Vinton County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.

History

An old variant name of Richland was Richland Furnace.^[1] Richland Furnace was a blast furnace completed in 1854.^[2] A post office called Richland was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1914.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Richland, Ohio
↑ Vinton County, Ohio History and Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1 January 1996. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-56311-295-9.
↑ "Vinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 December 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Vinton County, Ohio, United States

County seat: McArthur

Villages	Hamden McArthur Wilkesville Zaleski

Townships	Brown Clinton Eagle Elk Harrison Jackson Knox Madison Richland Swan Vinton Wilkesville

Unincorporated communities	Allensville Creola Dundas Eagle Mills Hope Hue Jimtown Knox Minerton New Plymouth Orland Puritan Radcliff Ratcliffburg Ray Richland Siverly Stella Vales Mills

Ghost towns	Ingham Moonville Oreton

Coordinates: 39°11′13″N 82°35′51″W / 39.18694°N 82.59750°W / 39.18694; -82.59750

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