Jacksonville, Adams County, Ohio

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

History

Jacksonville was laid out in 1815, and named for Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), an officer in the War of 1812 and afterward seventh President of the United States.[2] A post office was established as Jacksonville in 1820, the name was changed to Dunbarton in 1827, and the post office closed in 1909.[2][3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacksonville, Adams County, Ohio
  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. 445.
  3. "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 December 2015.

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