Rock Mills, Ohio

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

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock Mills, Ohio
1 2 Allen, Frank M. (1914). History of Fayette County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B. F. Bowen, Incorporated. p. 325.
↑ 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.

Municipalities and communities of Fayette County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Washington Court House

City	Washington Court House

Villages	Bloomingburg Jeffersonville Milledgeville New Holland‡ Octa

Townships	Concord Green Jasper Jefferson Madison Marion Paint Perry Union Wayne

CDPs	Good Hope Pancoastburg

Unincorporated communities	Buena Vista Cook Cunningham Eber Edgefield Fairview Glendon Hagler Jasper Mills Johnson Luttrell Madison Mills Manara McLean New Martinsburg Parrott Plano‡ Pleasant View Rock Mills South Plymouth Staunton West Lancaster White Oak Yankeetown Yatesville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°26′35″N 83°24′33″W / 39.44306°N 83.40917°W / 39.44306; -83.40917

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