Rock Mills, Ohio

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

unincorporated community in Fayette County, in the U.S. state of Ohio
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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.


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