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Westville, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°06′34″N 83°50′17″W / 40.1094444°N 83.8380556°W / 40.1094444; -83.8380556
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Westville, 2021
Location of Westville, Ohio
Location of Westville, Ohio

Westville is an unincorporated community in northeastern Mad River Township, Champaign County, Ohio, United States.[1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 43083.[2] It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 36 with State Route 560.

History

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Basil West settled at the site of Westville in 1805.[3] Westville was laid out about 1816. In 1818, the first building was built there at the on the northwest corner of the main intersection.[4] A post office called Westville has been in operation since 1828.[5]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Westville
  2. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  3. ^ Middleton, Evan P. (1917). History of Champaign County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen. p. 161.
  4. ^ The History of Champaign County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, Etc. W.H. Beers & Company. 1881. pp. 425.
  5. ^ "Champaign County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 21, 2015.


40°06′34″N 83°50′17″W / 40.1094444°N 83.8380556°W / 40.1094444; -83.8380556