Whigville, Ohio

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Whigville (also Freedom) is an unincorporated community in Noble County, Ohio, United States.{{cite gnis|1077174|Whigville, Ohio}}

History

Whigville was originally called Freedom, and under the latter name was laid out in 1846.{{cite book|last=Martin|first=Frank M.|title=The County of Noble: A History of Noble County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days, with Special Chapter on Military Affairs, and Special Attention Given to Resources|url=https://archive.org/details/countyofnoblehis00mart|year=1904|publisher=Selwyn A. Brant|page=[https://archive.org/details/countyofnoblehis00mart/page/41 41]}} The name was officially changed to Whigville in 1891. A post office called Whigville was established in 1851, and remained in operation until 1934.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Noble | title=Noble County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=10 December 2015}}

Notable person

Capell L. Weems, Ohio politician, was born in Whigville.[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000249 Capell Lane Weems]

Notes

Category:Unincorporated communities in Noble County, Ohio

Category:Unincorporated communities in Ohio

Category:Populated places established in 1846

Category:1846 establishments in Ohio