Sewellsville, Ohio

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

History

The first settlement at Sewellsville, then called Union, was made around 1815.[2] A post office called Sewellsville was established in 1834, and remained in operation until 1907.[3] The present name honors Peter Sewell, the first postmaster.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sewellsville, Ohio
  2. Caldwell, John Alexander (1880). History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio: And Incidentally Historical Collections. Historical Publishing Company. p. 363.
  3. "Belmont County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 January 2016.

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