Cortsville is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Clark County Clark County may refer to:
*Clark County, Arkansas
*Clark County, Idaho
*Clark County, Illinois
*Clark County, Indiana
*Clark County, Kansas
*Clark County, Kentucky
*Clark County, Missouri
*Clark County, Nevada, containing Las Vegas
*Clark County, ...
, in the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
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.
History
The first settlement at Cortsville was made in 1830. A post office called Cortsville was established in 1837, and remained in operation until 1841. In 1881, Cortsville had 57 inhabitants.
References
Unincorporated communities in Clark County, Ohio
1830 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1830
Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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