Andersonville is a

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in Ross County, in the

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. The population of the CPD was 778 at the 2020 census.

History

Andersonville was originally called Lewisville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1851 by Mahlon Anderson. A post office called Andersonville was established in 1873, and remained in operation until 1901. The community was a port town on the

Ohio and Erie Canal The Ohio and Erie Canal was a canal constructed during the 1820s and early 1830s in Ohio. It connected Akron with the Cuyahoga River near its outlet on Lake Erie in Cleveland, and a few years later, with the Ohio River near Portsmouth. It also ...

References

Unincorporated communities in Ross County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio 1851 establishments in Ohio {{RossCountyOH-geo-stub