Lafayette, Madison County, Ohio
Lafayette, Ohio | |
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 Looking westbound on U.S. Route 40 in Lafayette | |
  Lafayette, Ohio Location of Lafayette, Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 39°56′27″N 83°24′20″W / 39.94083°N 83.40556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| Counties | Madison |
| Elevation | 1,014 ft (309 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 206 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 43140 |
| Area code | 740 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2628913[1] |
Lafayette is a census-designated place in the center of Deer Creek Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States.[1] It is located along U.S. Route 40, just west of its intersection with U.S. Route 42.[3] The population of Lafayette was 206 at the 2020 census.
History
[edit]Lawrenceville
[edit]Lawrenceville (also known regionally as "Limerick") was laid out in 1816, by Thomas Gwynne, on land he owned 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of where Lafayette is located today.[4] In 1816, Angus Ross opened Lawrenceville's first and only tavern. The Lawrenceville Post Office was established on July 2, 1825.[5] In 1836-7, the National Road was completed through the township, missing Lawrenceville, and the town immediately began to die.[4] By 1915, the original community was nothing more than pasture land, with no signs left to indicate there was ever a community.[4]
Lafayette
[edit]Lafayette was laid out on October 1, 1834, by William Minter, and named in honor of Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette.[4] On December 31, 1836, the Lawenceville Post Office was moved to Lafayette, and renamed Lafayette Post Office,[5] with John Minter as the first postmaster of the new branch.[4] As of 1875, the community contained one drug store, one dry goods and grocery store, and one blacksmith shop.[6] The post office was discontinued on December 31, 1905, with mail service going through the London branch.[5] As of 1915, the community contained three general stores and one blacksmith shop.[4]
Lafayette is also home to the Red Brick Tavern, one of 11 properties on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Madison County, Ohio.
Demographics
[edit]The population of Lafayette was 160 in 1875,[6] and 75 in 1915.[4] At the 2010 U.S. Census it was 202.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lafayette, Madison County, Ohio
- ^ "Lafayette CPD, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ Rand McNally, The Road Atlas, Chicago, Rand McNally, 2006, p.80
- ^ a b c d e f g Bryan, Chester E., History of Madison County, Ohio, B.F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, 1915, Pg. 178.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lafayette Post Office
- ^ a b J. A. Caldwell, Caldwell's Atlas of Madison County, Ohio, Condit, Ohio, 1875, Pg. 10.
- ^ American FactFinder
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