McCartyville (also McCarthyville) is an

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in Shelby County,

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. Located at the junction of State Routes 29 and 119, it lies in southern Van Buren Township, south of central Kettlersville and approximately northwest of the city of Sidney, the

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of Shelby County. Its elevation is 974 feet (297 m), and it is located at (40.3947704, -84.2557807). McCartyville was founded during the mid-19th century, at the same time as the nearby settlement of

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. Settlers in both areas, who were heavily

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, decided to split social functions between the two communities: their church was in St. Patrick, and their

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was in McCartyville.Brown, Mary Ann. ''Ohio Historic Inventory Nomination: Sacred Heart of Jesus Rectory''.

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, October 1977. This post office was established as the "Reservoir Post Post Office" on 3 October 1876, but the name was changed to "McCartyville Post Office" on 26 July of the following year. Mary Drees managed the post office in McCartyville around the turn of the 20th century. After its closure on 30 June 1904, the residents' mail went through the

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post office. The only restaurant in McCartyville is Patrick's pub and grill. One McCartyville building — the

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at Sacred Heart Catholic Church — is listed on the

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. Built in 1911, it serves as the residence for priests at the church, which separated from the church in St. Patrick in 1882. McCartyville is located at the easternmost end of the

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