Pennsville, Ohio

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

History

Pennsville was platted in 1828.[2] The community took its name from Penn Township.[3] Pennsville was originally chiefly settled by Quakers. In 2017 the nearest Quaker Meeting house is in nearby Chesterhill [2] A post office was in operation in Pennsville starting February 27, 1829; the post office was closed October 29, 1988 and the post office duties were moved to Stockport, Ohio.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pennsville, Ohio
  2. Robertson, Charles (1886). History of Morgan County, Ohio, with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. L. H. Watkins & Company. p. 388.
  3. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 109.
  4. "Morgan County, Ohio". US Post Office Website for former zipcode 43770. Retrieved March 6, 2017.

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