Kiousville, Ohio
Kiousville, Ohio | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Location of Kiousville, Ohio | |
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
Counties | Madison |
Elevation[1] | 935 ft (285 m) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 43140 |
Area code(s) | 740 |
GNIS feature ID | 1070802[1] |
Kiousville is an unincorporated community in southern Fairfield Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.,[2] at the intersection of Kiousville-Georgesville Road and McKendree Road.[3]
The community was originally known as Warnersville, after the owner of the land, Mr. Warner.[4] The first store opened about 1867. The first post office was established on January 27, 1875, as the Warnersville Post Office,[5] with R. Watrous as the postmaster.[4] The Warnersville Post Office was discontinued on June 17, 1879.[5]
On February 28, 1881, the post office was re-established as the Kiousville Post Office, but was again discontinued on September 15, 1900. The mail service is now sent through the Mount Sterling branch.[6] As of 1915, the community contained only a few houses, one general store, and one blacksmith.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kiousville, Ohio
- ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 80.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Bryan, Chester E., History of Madison County, Ohio, B.F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, 1915, Pg. 180.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Warnersville Post Office
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kiousville Post Office
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