Murraysville, Ohio

Murraysville is an extinct town in Lorain County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. It was located in Carlisle Township, but the exact location is unknown to the GNIS.^[1]

History

A post office called Murraysville was established in 1828, and remained in operation until 1847.^[2] The town was named for the proprietor of Murray's Mills, a local watermill.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Murraysville (historical)
↑ "Lorain County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
↑ History of Lorain County, Ohio. Williams Brothers. 1879. p. 247.

Municipalities and communities of Lorain County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Elyria

Cities	Amherst Avon Avon Lake Elyria Lorain North Ridgeville Oberlin Sheffield Lake Vermilion‡

Villages	Grafton Kipton LaGrange Rochester Sheffield South Amherst Wellington

Townships	Amherst Brighton Brownhelm Camden Carlisle Columbia Eaton Elyria Grafton Henrietta Huntington LaGrange New Russia Penfield Pittsfield Rochester Sheffield Wellington

CDPs	Eaton Estates Pheasant Run

Unincorporated communities	Belden Brentwood Lake Brighton Columbia Hills Corners North Eaton Whiskyville

Ghost town	Murraysville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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