Geneva, Fairfield County, Ohio
Appearance
Geneva is an unincorporated community in Fairfield County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
[edit]The community was named after Geneva, in Switzerland, the ancestral land of a large share of the early settlers.[2] A variant name was Flagdale.[1] A post office called Flagdale was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1903.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Geneva, Fairfield County, Ohio
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 50.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 13, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
39°39′43″N 82°26′01″W / 39.66194°N 82.43361°W