Westville, Ohio

Westville from the east

Westville is an unincorporated community in northeastern Mad River Township, Champaign County, Ohio, United States.[1] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43083.[2] It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 36 with State Route 560.

History

Basil West settled at the site of Westville in 1805.[3] Westville was laid out about 1816. In 1818, the first building was built there at the on the northwest corner of the main intersection.[4] A post office called Westville has been in operation since 1828.[5]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Westville
  2. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  3. ↑ Middleton, Evan P. (1917). History of Champaign County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen. p. 161.
  4. ↑ The History of Champaign County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, Etc. W.H. Beers & Company. 1881. p. 425.
  5. ↑ "Champaign County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 December 2015.

Coordinates: 40°06′34″N 83°50′17″W / 40.1094444°N 83.8380556°W / 40.1094444; -83.8380556


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