Rich Hill, Ohio

Older house on Updike Road

Rich Hill is an unincorporated community in Knox County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

Rich Hill was originally called Hilliar, and under the latter name was laid out in 1852 when the railroad was extended to that point.^[2] The community took its name from nearby Rich Hill. A post office called Rich Hill was established in 1870, and remained in operation until 1927.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rich Hill, Ohio
↑ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. pp. 485–486.
↑ "Knox County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 December 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Knox County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Mount Vernon

City	Mount Vernon

Villages	Centerburg Danville Fredericktown Gambier Gann Martinsburg Utica‡

Townships	Berlin Brown Butler Clay Clinton College Harrison Hilliar Howard Jackson Jefferson Liberty Middlebury Milford Miller Monroe Morgan Morris Pike Pleasant Union Wayne

CDPs	Apple Valley Bladensburg Howard

Unincorporated communities	Amity Ankenytown Bangs Batemantown Brandon Five Corners Green Valley Greer Hunt Jelloway Knox Lock‡ Lucerne Millwood Monroe Mills Morgan Center Mt. Liberty North Liberty Palmyra Pipesville Rich Hill Waterford Zuck

Ghost town	Rossville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°19′16″N 82°43′38″W / 40.32111°N 82.72722°W / 40.32111; -82.72722

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