Louden, Ohio
Louden is an unincorporated community in Bratton Township, Adams County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1] Its elevation is 784 feet above sea level. Serpent Mound Historical Site is located just east within sight of Louden on State Route 73, formerly known as the Hillsboro-Portsmouth road. Louden Road runs south from State Route 73 within the hamlet.
History[edit]
Louden is a hamlet that was begun around Lovett's store in 1839. Never regularly laid out, its origin was when Edmund Lovett (born 1815) sold small parcels of land for residences and shops.[2] The community was named after Loudoun County, Virginia, the native home of a large share of the early settlers.[2] The post office Louden once had was called Lovett's.[2] This post office was established in 1844, and remained in operation until 1907.[3] Earlier in its history, the hamlet's name was spelled Loudon.
References[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Louden, Ohio
- ^ a b c Evans, Nelson Wiley; Stivers, Emmons B. (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. p. 413.
- ^ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
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