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Smithville, [[Ohio (State)|Ohio]], is a town (pop. 800 in 1959; 1,333 in 2000), located in [[Wayne County (Ohio, USA)|Wayne County]], northeast quarter of the state (coordinates: <span title="Latitude">40° 51′ 48″ N</span>, <span title="Longitude">81° 51′ 31″ W)</span>. Probably 1,500 Mennonites lived within a ten-mile radius in the late 1950s, mostly of the [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]] group, with some [[Conservative Mennonite Conference|Conservative Amish]], [[Old Order Amish|Old Order Amish]], Old Order (Wisler) Mennonites, and [[General Conference Mennonite Church (United States)|General Conference Mennonites]]included. At the time, chief settlements were north, east, and south, with about thirty Mennonite families living in Smithville. Amish Mennonites were among the first settlers in the area, coming from [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]] about 1817. Three Mennonite (MC) churches in the immediate vicinity ([[Oak Grove Mennonite Church (Smithville, Wayne County, Ohio, USA)|Oak Grove]], [[Smithville Mennonite Church (Smithville, Wayne County, Ohio, USA)|Smithville]], [[Salem Mennonite Church (Wooster, Ohio, USA)|Salem]]); Rittman Mennonite Home for the Aged is five miles northeast. Smithville is in Green Township, one of the most productive agricultural regions in the nation. | Smithville, [[Ohio (State)|Ohio]], is a town (pop. 800 in 1959; 1,333 in 2000), located in [[Wayne County (Ohio, USA)|Wayne County]], northeast quarter of the state (coordinates: <span title="Latitude">40° 51′ 48″ N</span>, <span title="Longitude">81° 51′ 31″ W)</span>. Probably 1,500 Mennonites lived within a ten-mile radius in the late 1950s, mostly of the [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]] group, with some [[Conservative Mennonite Conference|Conservative Amish]], [[Old Order Amish|Old Order Amish]], Old Order (Wisler) Mennonites, and [[General Conference Mennonite Church (United States)|General Conference Mennonites]]included. At the time, chief settlements were north, east, and south, with about thirty Mennonite families living in Smithville. Amish Mennonites were among the first settlers in the area, coming from [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]] about 1817. Three Mennonite (MC) churches in the immediate vicinity ([[Oak Grove Mennonite Church (Smithville, Wayne County, Ohio, USA)|Oak Grove]], [[Smithville Mennonite Church (Smithville, Wayne County, Ohio, USA)|Smithville]], [[Salem Mennonite Church (Wooster, Ohio, USA)|Salem]]); Rittman Mennonite Home for the Aged is five miles northeast. Smithville is in Green Township, one of the most productive agricultural regions in the nation. | ||
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Revision as of 19:33, 20 August 2013
Smithville, Ohio, is a town (pop. 800 in 1959; 1,333 in 2000), located in Wayne County, northeast quarter of the state (coordinates: 40° 51′ 48″ N, 81° 51′ 31″ W). Probably 1,500 Mennonites lived within a ten-mile radius in the late 1950s, mostly of the Mennonite Church group, with some Conservative Amish, Old Order Amish, Old Order (Wisler) Mennonites, and General Conference Mennonitesincluded. At the time, chief settlements were north, east, and south, with about thirty Mennonite families living in Smithville. Amish Mennonites were among the first settlers in the area, coming from Pennsylvania about 1817. Three Mennonite (MC) churches in the immediate vicinity (Oak Grove, Smithville, Salem); Rittman Mennonite Home for the Aged is five miles northeast. Smithville is in Green Township, one of the most productive agricultural regions in the nation.
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Map:Smithville (Wayne County, Ohio, USA)
| Author(s) | Virgil M Gerig |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Gerig, Virgil M. "Smithville (Wayne County, Ohio, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Smithville_(Wayne_County,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=85059.
APA style
Gerig, Virgil M. (1959). Smithville (Wayne County, Ohio, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Smithville_(Wayne_County,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=85059.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4. p. 553. All rights reserved.
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