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Rome was laid out in 1835 by William Stout. [5] The village was named after Rome, Italy, according to local history. [6] While the village is officially named Rome, it is often called "Stout"; [7] even the community's post office is named "Stout," not "Rome." [8] A post office called Stout has been in operation since 1893. [9]
Rome was laid out in 1836. [2] The community was named after the Italian city of Rome , the founder being interested in Ancient Roman history. [ 3 ] Rome was incorporated in 1838; the village incorporation was later dissolved at an unknown date.
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Statewide, other Rome Townships are located in Athens and Lawrence counties. The first houses in Rome Township were built by settlers Elijah Crosby and Abner Hall in 1805, but the first permanent settler in the township was former Connecticut resident William Crowell, who arrived in the following year.
The community was named after Rome, New York, according to local history. [1] A variant name was Rives. [2] A post office called Rives was established in 1837, and remained in operation until 1906. [3]
Cabell County, West Virginia, lies across the Ohio River to the east and south. It is the farthest upstream of Lawrence County's Ohio River townships. Athalia, the second-smallest village in Lawrence County, is located midway along Rome Township's shoreline. Miller, an unincorporated community and census-designated place, is directly north of ...
Rome is a ghost town in South Bloomfield Township, Morrow County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1] History. Rome was laid out in 1827 by Lemuel Potter.