Geneva, Fairfield County, Ohio
Geneva is an unincorporated community in Fairfield County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
History
The community was named after Geneva, in Switzerland, the ancestral land of a large share of the early settlers.[1] A variant name was Flagdale.[2] A post office called Flagdale was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1903.[3]
References
- Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 50.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Geneva, Fairfield County, Ohio
- "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 13, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
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