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Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States
Florence, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Florence, Ohio is located in OhioFlorence, OhioFlorence, OhioLocation of Florence, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°50′52″N 83°32′50″W / 39.84778°N 83.54722°W / 39.84778; -83.54722
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesMadison
Elevation1,145 ft (349 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code43140
Area code740
GNIS feature ID1062768

Florence is an unincorporated community in Paint Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 42 between London and South Charleston.

Florence was never platted; the community simply grew around a station built on the Pennsylvania Railroad. As of 1915, the community contained one grain elevator, one general store, the railroad station and freight depot, and only a few houses.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Florence, Madison County, Ohio
  2. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 80.
  3. ^ Bryan, Chester E., History of Madison County, Ohio, B.F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, 1915, Pg. 182.
Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Ohio, United States
County seat: London
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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