Harshaville, Ohio (also known as Harshasville[1]) is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Ohio, USA, in the southern part of the state.
Harshaville, Ohio | |
|---|---|
  Harshaville, Ohio  Harshaville, Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 38°54′29″N 83°32′40″W / 38.90806°N 83.54444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Adams |
| Elevation | 725 ft (221 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 937, 326 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1064803[1] |
Harshaville was built up around the early Harsha Mill, a gristmill powered by the Cherry Fork Creek.[2] The community was named for the local Harsha family.[3] A post office was established at Harshaville in 1865, and remained in operation until 1909.[4]
It is the location of Harshaville Covered Bridge, a historic bridge that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Gallery
edit-
Harshaville community sign -
Looking east on Graces Run Road in Harshaville -
Harshaville Covered Bridge
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harshaville, Ohio
- ^ Evans, Nelson Wiley (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. pp. 453.
- ^ Ohio Historic Places Dictionary. North American Book Dist LLC. 2008. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-878592-70-5.
- ^ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
 | This Adams County, Ohio state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |