Ragersville is an

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in Tuscarawas County, in the

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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 Nancy Sexton (born July 8, 1969 in Ragersville, Ohio), is an American filmmaker, singer-songwriter, model and TV personality. Life In 2005, she started on FitTV's show, "The Gym". Her song, "It's a real World", produced by DJ Molella reached ...

, 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 Ke ...

, professional baseball player

References

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