Mooresville is an unincorporated community in Ross County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
History
The community has the name of the Moore family, first settlers at the town site. A post office called Mooresville was established in 1857, and discontinued in 1858. The post office later was known as Halltown. The Halltown post office operated from 1889 until 1902.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mooresville, Ohio
- Federal Writers' Project (1938). Chillicothe and Ross County. Works Progress Administration. p. 79.
- "Ross County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- Bennett, Henry Holcomb (1902). The County of Ross: A History of Ross County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days. Selwyn A. Brant. p. 352.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Halltown Post Office (historical)
Municipalities and communities of Ross County, Ohio, United States | ||
---|---|---|
County seat: Chillicothe | ||
City | ||
Villages | ||
Townships | ||
CDPs | ||
Unincorporated communities | ||
Ghost town | ||
Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
39°19′40″N 82°51′05″W / 39.32778°N 82.85139°W / 39.32778; -82.85139
This Ross County, Ohio state location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |