Taylorsville, Ohio

Taylorsville, Ohio
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°04′38″N 83°44′3″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Highland
Township	Whiteoak
Elevation	1,109 ft (338 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	45133
GNIS feature ID	1063053[1]

Taylorsville is an unincorporated community in Highland County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Taylorsville was laid out in 1846, and named after the local Taylor family.[2] A post office called New Corwin was established in 1849, the name was changed to Taylorsville in 1897, and the post office closed in 1935.[3]

On May 8, 1961, an F1 tornado struck Taylorsville.[4]

Education

Taylorsville is served by the Bright Local School District.

Notable people

• Charles Burckhalter, director of the Chabot Observatory and astronomer.[5]
• Wilbur J. Carr, diplomat
• George Crook, United States Army officer who served in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Taylorsville, Ohio
2. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 132.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Taylorsville Post Office (historical)
4. Ohio Event Report: F1 Tornado. National Weather Service (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
5. "Obituary", The monthly evening sky map, 17 (204), December 1923