Centerville is an unincorporated community in Prospect Township, Marion County, Ohio, United States. It is located about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Marion at the intersection of Centerville-Green Camp Road and Centerville-Newmans Road.[2]
History
Centerville was originally laid out by George Clay in 1863 along the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad.[3] As of 1883, the community contained one grocery store, one sawmill, a grain warehouse, a schoolhouse, a railroad station/post office, and about 12 homes.[3]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Centerville, Marion County, Ohio
- ^ Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '06, Chicago, 2006, p. 78.
- ^ a b Leggett, Conaway & Co., The History of Marion County, Ohio..., Culver, Page, Hoyne, & Co. Printers, Chicago, 1883, Pg. 895.
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