Grandview, Washington County, Ohio

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

For the community in Hamilton County, see Grandview, Hamilton County, Ohio.

Grandview is not to be confused with the Grand View neighborhood of Marietta, in the same county.[2]

History

A post office called Grand View was established in 1833, the name was changed to Grandview in 1894, and the post office closed in 1964.[3] The town site was first surveyed "at an early day" but later was replatted around 1848.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grandview
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grand View
  3. "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  4. Hathaway, Seymour J. (1902). History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 301.

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