Harriettsville is an unincorporated community in western Elk Township, Noble County, Ohio, United States.[1] It lies along State Route 145 at its intersection with County Road 46. The East Fork of Duck Creek, a subsidiary of the Ohio River that meets the river near Marietta, runs along State Route 145 past the community. It lies 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Lower Salem by road, and 13 miles (21 km) directly southeast of Caldwell, the county seat of Noble County.[2]
History
editHarriettsville was laid out in 1839, and named for Harriett Spencer, the daughter of a first settler.[3] A post office was established at Harriettsville in 1839, and remained in operation until 1964.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Harriettsville, Ohio". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ DeLorme, Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, 7th ed., 2004, pp. 71, 72, 81 ISBN 0-89933-281-1
- ^ History of Noble County, Ohio. L. H. Watkins. 1887. pp. 524–525.
- ^ "Noble County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
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