Taylorsville is an unincorporated community in Highland County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
Taylorsville, Ohio | |
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  Taylorsville  Taylorsville | |
| Coordinates: 39°04′38″N 83°44′3″W / 39.07722°N 83.73417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Highland |
| Township | Whiteoak |
| Elevation | 1,109 ft (338 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 45133 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1063053[1] |
History
editTaylorsville was laid out in 1846, and named after the local Taylor family.[2] A post office called New Corwin was established in 1849, the name was changed to Taylorsville in 1897, and the post office closed in 1935.[3]
On May 8, 1961, an F1 tornado struck Taylorsville.[4]
Education
editTaylorsville is served by the Bright Local School District.
Notable people
edit- Charles Burckhalter, director of the Chabot Observatory and astronomer.[5]
- Wilbur J. Carr, diplomat
- George Crook, United States Army officer who served in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars.
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Taylorsville, Ohio
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 132.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Taylorsville Post Office (historical)
- ^ Ohio Event Report: F1 Tornado. National Weather Service (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Obituary", The monthly evening sky map, 17 (204), December 1923
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