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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Centerville, Marion County, Ohio

Centerville is an unincorporated community in Prospect Township, Marion County, Ohio, United States. It is located about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Marion at the intersection of Centerville-Green Camp Road and Centerville-Newmans Road.

History

Centerville was originally laid out by George Clay in 1863 along the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad. As of 1883, the community contained one grocery store, one sawmill, a grain warehouse, a schoolhouse, a railroad station/post office, and about 12 homes.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Centerville, Marion County, Ohio
  2. ^ Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '06, Chicago, 2006, p. 78.
  3. ^ Leggett, Conaway & Co., The History of Marion County, Ohio..., Culver, Page, Hoyne, & Co. Printers, Chicago, 1883, Pg. 895.