Weavers, Ohio

Weavers is an unincorporated community in Darke County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

A former variant name of Weavers was Weavers Station.{{GNIS|1058112}} The community was named for Peter Weaver, the original owner of the town site.{{cite book|title=The History of Darke County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, Etc|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U4MUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA450|year=1880|publisher=W. H. Beers & Company|page=450}} A post office called Weavers Station was established in 1868, and remained in operation until 1914.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Darke | title=Darke County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=25 December 2015}} Besides the post office, Weavers Station contained a railroad station, grain elevator, and country store.{{cite book|last= Wilson|first=Frazer Ells|title=History of Darke County, Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time, Vol. 1|url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofdarkeco01hoba#page/580/mode/2up|year=1914|publisher=Hobart Publishing Company|location=Milford, Ohio|page=580}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Darke County, Ohio

Category:Unincorporated communities in Ohio