Summerford, Ohio
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Summerford is an unincorporated community in Somerford Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 40 and State Route 56.[1]
It was named Summerford by settlers moving west that stopped there because the creek was up. They set up a settlement while waiting for the creek to drop to a safe lever and the forded the creek in the summer. Make a summer ford of the creek.
History
Summerford was laid out by Joseph Christian in 1833–4, and was originally known as Somerford.[2][3] The Summerford Post Office was established on June 6, 1837.[4] As of 1875, the community contained two churches, a drug store, two grocery stores, one hotel, and two blacksmith shops, and the population was about 20.[2] The post office was discontinued on December 15, 1905. The mail service is now sent through the London branch.[4]
References
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- ↑ Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '06, Chicago, Rand McNally, 2006, 80.
- ↑ a b J. A. Caldwell, Caldwell's Atlas of Madison County, Ohio, Condit, Ohio, 1875, Pg. 10.
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