Campbellstown, Ohio

Campbellstown, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Campbellstown, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°47′16″N 84°45′37″W / 39.78778°N 84.76028°W / 39.78778; -84.76028Coordinates: 39°47′16″N 84°45′37″W / 39.78778°N 84.76028°W / 39.78778; -84.76028
Country United States
State Ohio
County Preble
Elevation 1,188 ft (362 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 937
GNIS feature ID 1056762[1]

Campbellstown (also Florence, Florence Station) is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Preble County, Ohio United States. The community is served by National Trail High School and the National Trail Local School District. [1]

History

Campbellstown was originally called Florence Station, and under the latter name was laid out in 1852 when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] The present name honors a pioneer settler with the surname Campbell.[3] A post office called Campbellstown was established in 1854, and remained in operation until 1954.[4]

Notable person

  • Don Elston, baseball player, was born and grew up in Campbellstown.[5]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Campbellstown, Ohio". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Lowry, Robert Eaton (1915). History of Preble County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 260.
  3. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 22.
  4. ↑ "Preble County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Don Elston Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com.


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