Stanleyville 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
Washington County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
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.
History
Thomas Stanley built the first mill at Stanleyville around 1811. The community that sprang was named for pioneer Thomas Stanley. A post office called Stanleyville was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1933.
References
Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Ohio
Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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