Campbellstown, Ohio
| Campbellstown, Ohio | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Campbellstown, Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 39°47′16″N 84°45′37″W / 39.78778°N 84.76028°WCoordinates: 39°47′16″N 84°45′37″W / 39.78778°N 84.76028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Preble |
| Elevation | 1,188 ft (362 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 937 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1056762[1] |
Campbellstown (also Florence, Florence Station) is an unincorporated community in Preble County, Ohio, United States.[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 in Campbellstown.[5]
Notes
- 1 2 "Campbellstown, Ohio". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Lowry, Robert Eaton (1915). History of Preble County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 260.
- ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 22.
- ↑ "Preble County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ "Don Elston Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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