Centerville (Gallia County, Ohio)

Gallia County

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Centerville is a village in Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The population consisted of 134 inhabitants according to the census in 2000. The area is 0.3 square kilometers.

The village is known locally by the name Thurman. This name is used to distinguish it from two other places in Ohio, who bear the name Centerville, namely the city of Centerville (Ohio ) and the municipality of Centerville ( Clinton County, Ohio ), also called to distinguish Lees Creek.

Geography

Centerville is located on the eastern border of Gallia counties in Raccoon Township.

The urban area extends between U.S. Route 35 and Ohio State Route 279, running here about half a mile ( 800 meters) in parallel. At the eastern end of the village the SR 279 opens into the U.S. Route 35.

History

The history of the village is connected with that of the Raccoon townships. The township was established on 24 March 1805 and at the 3rd Monday of the April 1805 elections were held. 1803, the first log cabin was built on the banks of Big Raccoon Creek. The first settlement was established in Section 1 of the townships. At first it was mainly settlers of Welsh descent who ran agriculture.

Already in 1792 were Daniel Boone, James Burford and Colonel Robert Safford in this area. After two years of residence and hunting alleged the three trappers to have killed over 100 bears on Big Raccoon Creek. The animal traps and other miscellaneous items from this period that Boone had his partner gave Colonel Safford, are still preserved and are in the possession of the descendants of Colonel.

Centerville was established in Section 19 of the townships. The founding date was May 6, 1835. Centerville in 1880 had a population of 272 people.