Powellsville,_Ohio

Powellsville, Ohio

Powellsville, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Powellsville is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Powellsville was platted about 1848 by William Powell and others, and named for its founder.[2] A post office was established in Powellsville in 1860, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] In 1990, a 4310 gram chondrite (H5) meteorite was found ~40 cm underground by a man digging out a tree stump in his yard.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Powellsville, Ohio
  2. [2]
    Evans, Nelson Wiley (1903). A History of Scioto County, Ohio: Together with a Pioneer Record of Southern Ohio. N. W. Evans. p. 370.
  3. [3]
    "Scioto County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "The Meteoritical Society: Entry for Powellsville H5 Chondrite".

38°40′00″N 82°47′01″W


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