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The Rushsylvania post office opened in 1936, the earliest record of the town by name.
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From Wikipedia’s history of Rushsylvania.
Rushylvania was originally called Claggstown, and under the latter name was platted in 1834. A post office called Rushylvania has been in operation since 1836.
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Ozias, by Rodaker in 1830. In‘the year 1832 a water saw-mill was built by a man of the name of Sutton, about a mile east of the pike leading from Bellefontaine to Rushsylvania, and about the same time John Basil built a saw-mill on the Miami. About the year 1830, “Old Billy” Rubart built the first grist-mill in the township adjacent to Rodaker’s saw-
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2, 1878, and was buried in the cemetery at Rushsylvania'; Covert, born Nov. 28, 1879, in Rushsylvania, Logan Co., O. JACOB GRABIEL, farmer;' P. O., Rushsylvania. John Grabiel, who was the father of John Grabiel and the grandfather of John and Jacob Grabiel, came from Shenandoah Co., Va., in 1814. John Grabiel, the father
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Rushsylvania is located almost in the center of the township; Big Springs in the northeast corner, and Harper about three miles southwest of Rushsylvania, all on the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railway, which passes through the township from northeast to southwest. Walnut Grove is also a small village in the southeast corner of the
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Rushsylvania is located almost in the center of the township; Big Springs in the northeast corner, and Harper about three miles southwest of Rushsylvania, all on the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railway, which passes through the township from northeast to southwest. Walnut Grove is also a small village in the southeast corner of the
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The Rushsylvania post office opened in 1936, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
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