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Bentonville is a
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in northern Sprigg Township, Adams County,
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. The population was 253 at the 2020 census. It has a
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with the ZIP code 45105. Bentonville is located on State Routes 41 and
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. They run concurrently through the community, splitting into separate routes at the south edge of Bentonville.


History

Bentonville was laid out in 1839. It is named for Thomas Hart Benton, a senator from Missouri. A post office has been in operation at Bentonville since 1842. Bentonville is the home of the Anti-Horse Thief Society monument.
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is no longer a problem in Adams County. However, the Society continues to exist and hold meetings. Verna Naylor, a former postmaster of Bentonville, was the oldest postmaster in the nation and the oldest employee of the U.S. Postal Service when she died on July 6, 2010, at the age of 94. She ran the one-person post office from her home for more than 40 years after she took over the position from her husband, the former postmaster.


Gallery

File:BentonvilleOH1.JPG, Bentonville community sign. File:BentonvilleOH3.JPG, Bentonville Anti-Horse Thief monument. File:BentonvilleOH4.JPG, Bentonville Anti-Horse Thief Ohio Historical Marker.


References

Census-designated places in Ohio Census-designated places in Adams County, Ohio 1839 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1839 {{AdamsCountyOH-geo-stub