Harshaville, Ohio (also known as Harshasville[1]) is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Ohio, USA, in the southern part of the state.

Harshaville was built up around the early Harsha Mill, a gristmill powered by the Cherry Fork Creek.[2] The community was named for the local Harsha family.[3] A post office was established at Harshaville in 1865, and remained in operation until 1909.[4]

It is the location of Harshaville Covered Bridge, a historic bridge that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • Harshaville community sign
    Harshaville community sign
  • Looking east on Graces Run Road in Harshaville
    Looking east on Graces Run Road in Harshaville
  • Harshaville Covered Bridge
    Harshaville Covered Bridge

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harshaville, Ohio
  2. ^ Evans, Nelson Wiley (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. pp. 453.
  3. ^ Ohio Historic Places Dictionary. North American Book Dist LLC. 2008. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-878592-70-5.
  4. ^ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2015.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harshaville,_Ohio
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