Londonderry, Ross County, Ohio

Londonderry is an unincorporated community in eastern Liberty Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45647.^[1] It lies along U.S. Route 50 at its intersection with State Route 327.

History

Londonderry was laid out in 1831.^[2] A post office was established under the name Gillespieville in 1833, and the name was changed to Londonderry in 1929.^[3] The present name is derived from Londonderry, Northern Ireland, the native home of a first settler.^[4]

Gallery

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  Londonderry community sign.

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  Looking west at the intersection of US Highway 50 and Ohio Highway 327.

Notable person

• Harley Warrick, barn painter

References

1. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
2. ↑ Bennett, Henry Holcomb (1902). The County of Ross: A History of Ross County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days. Selwyn A. Brant. p. 356. 
3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Londonderry Post Office
4. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 77. 

Municipalities and communities of Ross County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Chillicothe
City	Chillicothe
Villages	Adelphi Bainbridge Clarksburg Frankfort Greenfield‡ Kingston South Salem
Townships	Buckskin Colerain Concord Deerfield Franklin Green Harrison Huntington Jefferson Liberty Paint Paxton Scioto Springfield Twin Union
CDPs	Andersonville Bourneville Richmond Dale
Unincorporated communities	Anderson Deadman Crossing Denver Fruitdale Greenland Hallsville Harper Higby Hopetown Humboldt Kinnikinnick Londonderry Lyndon Mooresville Musselman Nipgen North Fork Village Plano‡ Pride Roxabell Schooley Slate Mills Spargursville Storms Three Locks Tucson Vigo Yellowbud
Ghost town	Knockemstiff
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°16′0″N 82°47′24″W / 39.26667°N 82.79000°W / 39.26667; -82.79000