Wrightsville, Adams County, Ohio
Wrightsville, Ohio | |
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Wrightsville community sign on Ohio State Route 247 South | |
Wrightsville, Ohio Location of Wrightsville, Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 38°42′10″N 83°30′44″W / 38.70278°N 83.51222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Adams |
| Township | Monroe |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 45144 (Manchester) |
| Area code | 937 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1061804 |
Wrightsville is an unincorporated community in Adams County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
Wrightsville was platted in 1847.[2] The post office Wrightsville once contained was first called Mahala, then Vineyard Hill.[2] The post office was established as Mahala in 1850, the name was changed to Vineyard Hill in 1857, and the post office closed in 1907.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wrightsville, Adams County, Ohio
- ^ a b Evans, Nelson Wiley; Stivers, Emmons B. (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. p. 450.
- ^ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2015.