Willowdell, Ohio
Willowdell is an unincorporated community in Darke County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
Willowdell was originally called Woodland, and under the latter name was laid out in 1859.[2] A post office called Woodland was established in 1857, and closed in 1867.[3] This post office reopened in 1879 under the new name of Willowdell,[4] and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[3]
Notable person
Annie Oakley, a gunman of the American Old West, was born near Willowdell (then called Woodland) in 1860.[5]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Willowdell, Ohio
- ↑ Wilson, Frazer Ells (1914). History of Darke County, Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time, Vol. 1. Milford, Ohio: Hobart Publishing Company. p. 602.
- 1 2 "Darke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ↑ The History of Darke County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, Etc. W. H. Beers & Company. 1880. p. 386.
- ↑ Kasper, Shirl (1992). Annie Oakley. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-8061-2418-6.
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Coordinates: 40°18′23″N 84°27′14″W / 40.30639°N 84.45389°W
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