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Widowville is an unincorporated community in Ashland County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

A post office was established at Widowville in 1890, and remained in operation until 1903. According to tradition, Widowville was so named on account of there being many Civil War widows who lived there.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Widowville, Ohio
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Widowville Post Office (historical)
3. Shade, Joann (April 30, 2010). "People, not name determine character of community". Ashland Times-Gazette. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Ashland County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Ashland
City	Ashland
Villages	Bailey Lakes Hayesville Jeromesville Loudonville‡ Mifflin Perrysville Polk Savannah
Townships	Clear Creek Green Hanover Jackson Lake Mifflin Milton Mohican Montgomery Orange Perry Ruggles Sullivan Troy Vermillion
CDP	Cinnamon Lake Nankin Sullivan
Unincorporated communities	Albion Mohicanville Nova Paradise Hill Redhaw Rowsburg Ruggles Widowville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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40°44′58″N 82°19′00″W / 40.74944°N 82.31667°W / 40.74944; -82.31667

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