Widowville, Ohio

Widowville is an unincorporated community in Ashland County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

A post office was established at Widowville in 1890, and remained in operation until 1903.^[2] According to tradition, Widowville was so named on account of there being many Civil War widows who lived there.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Widowville, Ohio
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Widowville Post Office (historical)
↑ Shade, Joann (April 30, 2010). "People, not name determine character of community". Ashland Times-Gazette. Retrieved 27 December 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Ashland County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Ashland

City	Ashland

Villages	Bailey Lakes Hayesville Jeromesville Loudonville‡ Mifflin Perrysville Polk Savannah

Townships	Clear Creek Green Hanover Jackson Lake Mifflin Milton Mohican Montgomery Orange Perry Ruggles Sullivan Troy Vermillion

CDP	Cinnamon Lake

Unincorporated communities	Albion Mohicanville Nankin Nova Paradise Hill Redhaw Rowsburg Ruggles Sullivan Widowville

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

Coordinates: 40°44′58″N 82°19′00″W / 40.74944°N 82.31667°W / 40.74944; -82.31667

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