Hallsville is an unincorporated community in northeastern Colerain Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States.[1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 45633.[2] It is located along State Route 180.
History[edit]
Hallsville was laid out in 1837, and was then also known as Economy, after Economy, Pennsylvania, the previous home of an early settler.[3] The community was originally built up chiefly by Germans.[4] A post office called Hallsville has been in operation since 1830.[5] The present name is derived from William Hall, the first postmaster.[3]
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Hallsville community sign -
Looking west on Ohio Highway 180 in Hallsville
References[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hallsville, Ohio
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ a b Bennett, Henry Holcomb (1902). The County of Ross: A History of Ross County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days. Selwyn A. Brant. p. 250.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). Chillicothe and Ross County. Works Progress Administration. p. 77.
- ^ "Ross County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
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