Ohio’s small towns have great stories.
Little Ohio presents 100 of the state’s tiniest towns and most miniature villages. With populations under 500, these charming and unique locations dot the entire state—from Lake Seneca in the Northwest corner to Neville, bordering the Ohio River and the state of Kentucky. Little Ohio even ventures into Lake Erie, telling the story of Put-in-Bay.
The selected locations help readers to appreciate the broader history of small-town life in Ohio. Yet each featured town boasts a distinct narrative, as unique as the citizens who call these places home. Some villages offer hundreds of years of history, such as Tarlton, laid out before Ohio had even gained statehood. Others were built with more expedience, such as Yankee Lake, a town that was incorporated simply so its founder could host dances on Sundays without breaking state law.
With full-color photographs, fun facts, and fascinating details about every locale, it’s almost as if you’re walking down Main Street, waving hello to folks who know you by name. These residents are innovators, hard workers, and—most of all—good neighbors. They’re people who have piled into small school houses to wait out roaring flood waters, rebuilt after disastrous fires took their homes, and captured bandits straight out of the Wild West.
Little Ohio, written by lifelong resident Kieran Robertson, is for anyone who grew up in a small town and for everyone who takes pride in being called an Ohioan. It’s one book with one hundred places to love.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Adelphi
Amesville
Beallsville
Belle Valley
Benton Ridge
Bentonville
Beulah
Blandensburg
Bowersville
Brady Lake
Camp Dennison
Celeryville
Chesterhill
Chesterville
Clifton
Coalton
College Corner
Conesville
Coolville
Corwin
Cynthiana
Damascus
Deersville
East Fultonham
East Liberty
Flat Rock
Fletcher
Fort Jennings
Fort Seneca
Freeport
Fresno
Gilboa
Gist Settlement
Glenmont
Gratiot
Hanoverton
Harbor View
Harrod
Hartford
Holiday City
Hollansburg
Iberia
Jacksonburg
Kilbourne
Kipton
Lake Seneca
Leesville
Lindale
Lockbourne
Lockington
Lower Salem
Magnetic Springs
Martinsburg
Miamisville
Milledgeville
Millifield
Moscow
Mount Eaton
Mount Pleasant
Murray City
Neville
New Haven
New Riegel
New Weston
North Star
Norwich
Octa
Old Fort
Otway
Polk
Pulaski
Put in Bay
Quaker City
Rarden
Rockbridge
Rogers
Rudolph
Rushville
Rutland
Saint Johns
Savannah
Sinking Spring
South Vienna
Stafford
Stockdale
Sugar Bush Knolls
Sulphur Springs
Tarlton
Tiro
Unionville Center
Vaughnsville
Vendocia
West Farmington
Wharton
Willshire
Wimot
Yankee Lake
Zaleski
Zanesfield
Zoar Village
Über den Autor
Kieran Robertson is proud to have been born and raised just outside the historic city of Cleveland, Ohio. Trading in the shores of Lake Erie for the banks of the Olentangy, Kieran earned a master’s degree in Public History from the Ohio State University in 2015. Kieran currently works as the Assistant Curator of Manuscripts at the Ohio History Connection and enjoys sharing the stories of Ohio’s amazing history each day. When not reading and writing about the past, Kieran enjoys diving into a new board game, lacing up tennis shoes for a run, or exploring the depths of their Netflix queue.