Wrightsville, Adams County, Ohio

Wrightsville is an unincorporated community in Adams County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

Wrightsville was platted in 1847.^[2] The post office Wrightsville once contained was first called Mahala, then Vineyard Hill.^[2] The post office was established as Mahala in 1850, the name was changed to Vineyard Hill in 1857, and the post office closed in 1907.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wrightsville, Adams County, Ohio
1 2 Evans, Nelson Wiley; Stivers, Emmons B. (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. p. 450.
↑ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 December 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Adams County, Ohio, United States

County seat: West Union

Villages	Cherry Fork Manchester Peebles Rome Seaman West Union Winchester

Townships	Bratton Brush Creek Franklin Green Jefferson Liberty Manchester Meigs Monroe Oliver Scott Sprigg Tiffin Wayne Winchester

CDPs	Bentonville

Unincorporated communities	Beasley Fork Blue Creek Bradysville Cedar Mills Dunkinsville Eckmansville Fairview Harshaville Jacksonville Jaybird Locust Grove Louden Louisville Lynx Marble Furnace May Hill Mineral Springs Rockville Sandy Springs Selig Steam Furnace Tranquility Tulip Unity Wamsley Wrightsville Youngsville

Coordinates: 38°42′10″N 83°30′44″W / 38.70278°N 83.51222°W / 38.70278; -83.51222

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