Hessville, Ohio
Hessville, Ohio | |
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| Coordinates: 41°24′06″N 83°14′50″W / 41.40167°N 83.24722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Sandusky |
| Township | Washington |
| Elevation | 630 ft (190 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 174 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 419 and 567 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584363[1] |
Hessville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington Township, Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. The population was 174 at the 2020 census.
History
[edit]Hessville was laid out in 1837 by David Hess, and named for him.[3] A post office called Hessville was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1903.[4] The first known carousel in the United States with surviving historical records was opened in the 1840s in Hessville by Franz Wiesenoffer.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hessville, Ohio
- ↑ "Hessville CPD, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ↑ Meek, Basil (1909). Twentieth Century History of Sandusky County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Whipporwill Publications. pp. 345.
- ↑ "Sandusky County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Ohio's Grand Carousels". TourismOhio. August 8, 2011. Archived from the original on July 30, 2022.
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