Ragersville is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

Tuscarawas County Tuscarawas County ( ) is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 93,263. Its county seat is New Philadelphia. Its name is a Delaware Indian word variously translated as "ol ...

, in the U.S. state of

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

History

Ragersville was

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ted in 1830 by Conrad Rager, and named for him. A post office called Ragersville was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1955.

Notable people

* Nancy Sexton, filmmaker *

Alta Weiss Alta Weiss Hisrich (February 9, 1890 – February 12, 1964), born Alta Weiss, was an American minor league baseball pitcher from Ohio who drew large crowds to exhibition games at minor league and major league venues in the US state of Ohio and K ...

, professional baseball player

References

Unincorporated communities in Tuscarawas County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{TuscarawasCountyOH-geo-stub