Kiousville, Ohio

Kiousville, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Kiousville, Ohio

Location of Kiousville, Ohio

Coordinates: 39°47′50″N 83°17′41″W / 39.79722°N 83.29472°W / 39.79722; -83.29472
Country United States
State Ohio
Counties Madison
Elevation[1] 935 ft (285 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 43140
Area code(s) 740
GNIS feature ID 1070802[1]

Kiousville is an unincorporated community in southern Fairfield Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at 39°47′50″N 83°17′41″W / 39.79722°N 83.29472°W / 39.79722; -83.29472Coordinates: 39°47′50″N 83°17′41″W / 39.79722°N 83.29472°W / 39.79722; -83.29472,[2] at the intersection of Kiousville-Georgesville Road and McKendree Road.[3]

The community was originally known as Warnersville, after the owner of the land, Mr. Warner.[4] The first store opened about 1867. The first post office was established on January 27, 1875, as the Warnersville Post Office,[5] with R. Watrous as the postmaster.[4] The Warnersville Post Office was discontinued on June 17, 1879.[5]

On February 28, 1881, the post office was re-established as the Kiousville Post Office, but was again discontinued on September 15, 1900. The mail service is now sent through the Mount Sterling branch.[6] As of 1915, the community contained only a few houses, one general store, and one blacksmith.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kiousville, Ohio
  3. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 80.
  4. 1 2 3 Bryan, Chester E., History of Madison County, Ohio, B.F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, 1915, Pg. 180.
  5. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Warnersville Post Office
  6. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kiousville Post Office


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