Springville, Seneca County, Ohio

Springville is an unincorporated community in Big Spring Township, Ohio, United States.{{gnis|1049204|Springville}}

History

Springville was laid out in 1834 on the site of a former Indian village.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historysenecaco00buttgoog | title=History of Seneca County: Containing a Detailed Narrative of the Principal Events that Have Occurred Since Its First Settlement Down to the Present Time | publisher=D. Campbell | author=Butterfield, Consul Willshire | year=1848 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historysenecaco00buttgoog/page/n193 187]}} The community was named for a spring near the original town site.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_ctlE6zuQQI0C | title=History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880 | publisher=Transcript Printing Company | author=Lang, William | year=1880 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_ctlE6zuQQI0C/page/n507 487]}} A post office called Springville was established in 1836, and remained in operation until 1847.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Seneca | title=Seneca County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=27 December 2015}}

References

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Category:Populated places in Seneca County, Ohio