Andersonville, Ohio

Andersonville, Ohio
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Coordinates: 39°26′02″N 83°01′08″W / 39.43389°N 83.01889°W / 39.43389; -83.01889
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyRoss
Elevation
[2]
719 ft (219 m)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
778
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID2584360[2]

Andersonville is a census-designated place in Ross County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[3] The population of the CPD was 778 at the 2020 census.

History

Andersonville was originally called Lewisville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1851 by Mahlon Anderson.[4] A post office called Andersonville was established in 1873, and remained in operation until 1901.[5] The community was a port town on the Ohio and Erie Canal.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Andersonville CPD, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Andersonville, Ohio
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Andersonville, Ohio
  4. ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 4.
  5. ^ "Ross County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  6. ^ Bennett, Henry Holcomb (1902). The County of Ross: A History of Ross County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days. Selwyn A. Brant. p. 289.


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