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Rowsburg is an unincorporated community in Ashland County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

Rowsburg was laid out and platted in 1835 by Michael D. Row, and named for him. A former variant name of Rowsburg was Rows. A post office called Rows was established in 1840, and remained in operation until 1905.

Notable person

Rufus Cole, a medical researcher and first director of the Rockefeller University Hospital, was born in Rowsburg in 1872.

References

1. Baughman, Abraham J. (1909). History of Ashland County, Ohio. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 174.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rowsburg, Ohio
3. "Ashland County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
4. National Academy of Sciences (January 15, 1979). Biographical Memoirs. National Academies Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-309-59898-9.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Ashland County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Ashland
City	Ashland
Villages	Bailey Lakes Hayesville Jeromesville Loudonville‡ Mifflin Perrysville Polk Savannah
Townships	Clear Creek Green Hanover Jackson Lake Mifflin Milton Mohican Montgomery Orange Perry Ruggles Sullivan Troy Vermillion
CDP	Cinnamon Lake Nankin Sullivan
Unincorporated communities	Albion Mohicanville Nova Paradise Hill Redhaw Rowsburg Ruggles Widowville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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