Florence, Madison County, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States
39°50′52″N 83°32′50″W / 39.84778°N 83.54722°W / 39.84778; -83.54722CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountiesMadisonElevation1,145 ft (349 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
43140
Area code740GNIS feature ID1062768[1]

Florence is an unincorporated community in Paint Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 42 between London and South Charleston.[2]

Florence was never platted; the community simply grew around a station built on the Pennsylvania Railroad.[3] As of 1915, the community contained one grain elevator, one general store, the railroad station and freight depot, and only a few houses.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Florence, Madison County, Ohio
  2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 80.
  3. ^ a b Bryan, Chester E., History of Madison County, Ohio, B.F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, 1915, Pg. 182.
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