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Coordinates: 40°13′01″N 84°34′44″W / 40.21694°N 84.57889°W / 40.21694; -84.57889
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'''Dawn''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in northern [[Richland Township, Darke County, Ohio|Richland Township]], [[Darke County, Ohio|Darke County]], [[Ohio]], United States. It lies at the intersection of [[U.S. Route 127]] with Burch Road. It is located between the villages of [[Ansonia, Ohio|Ansonia]] and [[Versailles, Ohio|Versailles]], approximately 8 miles (12.75&nbsp;km) north of [[Greenville, Ohio|Greenville]], the [[county seat]] of Darke County.<ref>DeLorme. ''Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer''. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p.54. {{ISBN|0-89933-281-1}}.</ref>
'''Dawn''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in northern [[Richland Township, Darke County, Ohio|Richland Township]], [[Darke County, Ohio|Darke County]], [[Ohio]], United States. It lies at the intersection of [[U.S. Route 127]] with Burch Road. It is located between the villages of [[Ansonia, Ohio|Ansonia]] and [[Versailles, Ohio|Versailles]], approximately 8 miles (12.75&nbsp;km) north of [[Greenville, Ohio|Greenville]], the [[county seat]] of Darke County.<ref>DeLorme. ''Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer'', 7th ed., Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p.54. {{ISBN|0-89933-281-1}}.</ref>


==History==
==History==
Dawn was originally called Nevada, and under the latter name had its start in 1854 when a [[sawmill]] was built there.<ref>{{cite book|last= Wilson|first=Frazer Ells|title=History of Darke County, Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time, Vol. 1|url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofdarkeco01hoba#page/590/mode/2up|year=1914|publisher=Hobart Publishing Company|location=Milford, Ohio|page=590}}</ref> A post office called Dawn was established in 1857, and remained in operation until 1935.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Darke |title=Darke County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=25 December 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227010702/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Darke |archivedate=27 December 2015 |df= }}</ref>
Dawn was originally called Nevada, and under the latter name had its start in 1854 when a [[sawmill]] was built there.<ref>{{cite book|last= Wilson|first=Frazer Ells|title=History of Darke County, Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time, Vol. 1|url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofdarkeco01hoba#page/590/mode/2up|year=1914|publisher=Hobart Publishing Company|location=Milford, Ohio|page=590}}</ref> A post office called Dawn was established in 1857, and remained in operation until 1935.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Darke |title=Darke County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=25 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227010702/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Darke |archivedate=27 December 2015 }}</ref>


==References==
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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Darke County, Ohio]]
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Dawn, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Location of Dawn, Ohio
Location of Dawn, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°13′01″N 84°34′44″W / 40.21694°N 84.57889°W / 40.21694; -84.57889
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyDarke
Unincorporated community shipRichland
Elevation
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1,014 ft (309 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1064512[1]

Dawn is an unincorporated community in northern Richland Township, Darke County, Ohio, United States. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 127 with Burch Road. It is located between the villages of Ansonia and Versailles, approximately 8 miles (12.75 km) north of Greenville, the county seat of Darke County.[2]

History

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Dawn was originally called Nevada, and under the latter name had its start in 1854 when a sawmill was built there.[3] A post office called Dawn was established in 1857, and remained in operation until 1935.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dawn, Ohio
  2. ^ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, 7th ed., Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p.54. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
  3. ^ Wilson, Frazer Ells (1914). History of Darke County, Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time, Vol. 1. Milford, Ohio: Hobart Publishing Company. p. 590.
  4. ^ "Darke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
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