Andersonville, Ohio

Andersonville is a census-designated place in Ross County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

Andersonville was originally called Lewisville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1851 by Mahlon Anderson.^[2] A post office called Andersonville was established in 1873, and remained in operation until 1901.^[3] The community was a port town on the Ohio and Erie Canal.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Andersonville, Ohio
↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 4.
↑ "Ross County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
↑ Bennett, Henry Holcomb (1902). The County of Ross: A History of Ross County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days. Selwyn A. Brant. p. 289.

Municipalities and communities of Ross County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Chillicothe
City	Chillicothe
Villages	Adelphi Bainbridge Clarksburg Frankfort Greenfield‡ Kingston South Salem
Townships	Buckskin Colerain Concord Deerfield Franklin Green Harrison Huntington Jefferson Liberty Paint Paxton Scioto Springfield Twin Union
CDPs	Andersonville Bourneville Richmond Dale
Unincorporated communities	Alma Anderson Austin Deadman Crossing Denver Fruitdale Greenland Hallsville Harper Higby Hopetown Humboldt Kinnikinnick Lattaville Londonderry Lyndon Massieville Mooresville Musselman Nipgen North Fork Village Plano‡ Pride Roxabell Schooley Slate Mills Spargursville Storms Summithill Thrifton Three Locks Tucson Vigo Yellowbud
Ghost town	Knockemstiff
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°25′40″N 83°0′35″W / 39.42778°N 83.00972°W / 39.42778; -83.00972

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