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// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Edgefield, Ohio say to its neighbor? "You're on the edge.

Edgefield is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

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Edgefield derives its name from Obadiah Edge, landowner of the town site.[2] A post office called Edgefield was established in 1877, and remained in operation until 1914.[3] Edgefield had 46 inhabitants in 1910.[4]

References

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  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edgefield, Ohio
  2. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 42.
  3. "Fayette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  4. Allen, Frank M. (1914). History of Fayette County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B. F. Bowen, Incorporated. p. 269.

39°36′51″N 83°38′41″W / 39.61417°N 83.64472°W / 39.61417; -83.64472