Rock Mills, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Rock Mills is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

Former variant names were Rockville and Walton.[1] The first settlement was made near the site in 1815.[2] A mill was later built there.[2] Rock Mills has been noted for the rock deposits near the town site.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock Mills, Ohio
  2. ^ a b Allen, Frank M. (1914). History of Fayette County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B. F. Bowen, Incorporated. p. 325.
  3. ^ Dills, R. S. (1881). History of Fayette County: Together with Historic Notes on the Northwest, and the State of Ohio. Gleaned from Early Authors, Old Maps and Manuscripts, Private and Official Correspondence, and All Other Authentic Sources. Odell & Mayer. p. 368.
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39°26′35″N 83°24′33″W / 39.44306°N 83.40917°W / 39.44306; -83.40917


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