Beamsville, Ohio

Beamsville, Ohio
Beamsville, Ohio
Unincorporated community
	Location of Beamsville, Ohio
	Coordinates: 40°11′14″N 84°35′08″W / 40.18722°N 84.58556°WCoordinates: 40°11′14″N 84°35′08″W / 40.18722°N 84.58556°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Darke
Unincorporated community ship	Richland
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)

Beamsville in an unincorporated community in central Richland Township, Darke County, Ohio, United States. It lies near the intersection of U.S. Route 127 and the Stillwater River, approximately 6 miles north of Greenville, the county seat of Darke County.^[1]

History

Beamsville was laid out in 1837 by John Beam, and named for him.^[2] A post office was established at Beamsville in 1839, and remained in operation until 1905.^[3]

Notes

The original lyrics sheet to the Rush song Rivendell on Fly By Night mentions that the song was written in Beamsville.^[4]

References

^ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth, 2004, p. 54.
^ The History of Darke County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, Etc.; General and Local Statistics; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio, Map of Darke County, Etc. W. H. Beers & Company. 1880. pp. 412–.
^ "Darke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
^ "Beyond The Lighted Stage". Retrieved 10 January 2020.^{[dead YouTube link]}

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[1] DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth, 2004, p. 54.

[2] The History of Darke County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, Etc.; General and Local Statistics; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio, Map of Darke County, Etc. W. H. Beers & Company. 1880. pp. 412–.

[3] "Darke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.

[4] "Beyond The Lighted Stage". Retrieved 10 January 2020.^{[dead YouTube link]}

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Darke County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Greenville
City	Greenville
Villages	Ansonia Arcanum Bradford‡ Burkettsville‡ Castine Gettysburg Gordon Hollansburg Ithaca New Madison New Weston North Star Osgood Palestine Pitsburg Rossburg Union City Versailles Wayne Lakes Yorkshire
Townships	Adams Allen Brown Butler Franklin Greenville Harrison Jackson Liberty Mississinawa Monroe Neave Patterson Richland Twin Van Buren Wabash Washington Wayne York
Unincorporated communities	Abbottsville Beamsville Braffetsville Brock Coletown Dawn Delisle Fort Jefferson Frenchtown Hill Grove Horatio Jaysville Lightsville Nashville New Harrison Otterbein Painter Creek Pikeville Poplar Ridge Rose Hill Savona Stelvideo Tampico Weavers Webster Willowdell Woodington Yankeetown
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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