Allensville,_Ohio Knowpia

Allensville is an unincorporated community in Richland Township, Vinton County, Ohio, in the United States.^[1]

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Allensville was laid out in 1837, and named after William Allen, a state legislator.^[2] The first post office in Allensville was established in 1839.^[3]

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^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allensville, Ohio
^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 2.
^ History of Hocking Valley, Ohio. Inter-State Publishing Co. 1883. pp. 1337.

39°16′21″N 82°36′25″W / 39.27250°N 82.60694°W / 39.27250; -82.60694

[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allensville, Ohio

[2] Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 2.

[3] History of Hocking Valley, Ohio. Inter-State Publishing Co. 1883. pp. 1337.

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