Harshaville, Ohio
Harshaville, Ohio (also known as Harshasville) is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Ohio, USA, in the southern part of the state.
Harshaville was built up around the early Harsha Mill, a gristmill powered by the Cherry Fork Creek. The community was named for the local Harsha family. A post office was established at Harshaville in 1865, and remained in operation until 1909.
It is the location of Harshaville Covered Bridge, a historic bridge that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Harshaville community sign -
Looking east on Graces Run Road in Harshaville -
Harshaville Covered Bridge
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harshaville, Ohio
- ^ Evans, Nelson Wiley (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. pp. 453.
- ^ Ohio Historic Places Dictionary. North American Book Dist LLC. 2008. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-878592-70-5.
- ^ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
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