Grandview, Washington County, Ohio

Grandview is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

Grandview is not to be confused with the Grand View neighborhood of Marietta, in the same county.[2]

History

A post office called Grand View was established in 1833, the name was changed to Grandview in 1894, and the post office closed in 1964.[3] The town site was first surveyed "at an early day" but later was replatted around 1848.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grandview
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grand View
  3. ↑ "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Hathaway, Seymour J. (1902). History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 301.

Coordinates: 39°30′29″N 81°04′55″W / 39.50806°N 81.08194°W / 39.50806; -81.08194


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