Nicholsville, Ohio

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

History

Nicholsville was originally called Feetown, and under the latter name was platted in 1842, and named for Daniel Fee, who kept the first store there.[2] The town site was replatted in 1847, and the name was changed to Nicholsville, after Nathan B. Nichols, the store's new proprietor.[2] A post office called Nicholsville was established in 1846, and remained in operation until 1906.[3]

Notable person

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nicholsville, Ohio
  2. Everts, Louis H. (1880). History of Clermont County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co. p. 389.
  3. "Clermont County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 January 2016.

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