Andersonville, Ohio
CDP
Coordinates: 39°25′40″N 83°0′35″W / 39.42778°N 83.00972°W / 39.42778; -83.00972
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyRoss
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total778
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Andersonville is a census-designated place in Ross County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[2] The population of the CPD was 778 at the 2020 census.

History

Andersonville was originally called Lewisville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1851 by Mahlon Anderson.[3] A post office called Andersonville was established in 1873, and remained in operation until 1901.[4] The community was a port town on the Ohio and Erie Canal.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Andersonville CPD, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Andersonville, Ohio
  3. ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 4.
  4. ^ "Ross County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  5. ^ Bennett, Henry Holcomb (1902). The County of Ross: A History of Ross County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days. Selwyn A. Brant. p. 289.


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