Campbellstown, Ohio

Campbellstown (also Florence, Florence Station) is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Preble County, Ohio United States. The community is served by National Trail High School and the National Trail Local School District.[1]

Campbellstown, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Campbellstown, Ohio is located in Ohio
Campbellstown, Ohio
Campbellstown, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°47′16″N 84°45′37″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyPreble
Elevation
1,188 ft (362 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)937, 326
GNIS feature ID1056762[1]

History

Campbellstown was originally called Florence Station, and under the latter name was laid out in 1852 when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] The present name honors a pioneer settler with the surname Campbell.[3] A post office called Campbellstown was established in 1854, and remained in operation until 1954.[4]

Notable person
  • Don Elston, baseball player, was born and grew up in Campbellstown.[5]

Notes
  1. "Campbellstown, Ohio". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Lowry, Robert Eaton (1915). History of Preble County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 260.
  3. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 22.
  4. "Preble County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  5. "Don Elston Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com.


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