Elliotsville, Ohio
Elliotsville is a ghost town in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. The exact location of Elliotsville is unknown to the GNIS.[1]
History
A post office called Elliotsville was established in 1833, and remained in operation until 1874.[2] James L. Eliott was the postmaster and the town's merchant.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elliotsville (historical)
- ↑ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ↑ Caldwell, John Alexander (1880). History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio: And Incidentally Historical Collections Pertaining to Border Warfare and the Early Settlement of the Adjacent Portion of the Ohio Valley. Historical Publishing Company. p. 585.
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