Preble County Resources

Preble County Resources

Facts & Figures

County Seat:

Eaton

Established:

1808 (March 1)

Parent County:

Montgomery, Butler.

Area:

426 square miles

Named For:

Named for Capt. Edward Preble, a naval commander in the Revolutionary War.

Location:

Western central Ohio, bordered on west by Indiana.

Topography:

The soil varies, the southern part is a light rich soil, and is interspersed by numerous streams; the remainder of the county is upland, in places wet, but fertile.

Major Cities, Villages

Eaton, Camden, College, Corner, Gratis, Lewisburg, New Paris, New Westville, West Alexandria, West Elkton, West Florence, West Manchester.

Population:

1830:16,291,1850:21,736, 1900:23,713, 1990:40,100

People of Note:

Andrew Harris (44th Governor of Ohio 1906-1909),Benjamin Hanby (Composer of Up On the House Top), Sherwood Anderson (Author of Winesburg, Ohio).

Historical Notes:

Limestone Quarries: The quarrying of limestone is an important industry in this county. The limestones principally quarried belong to the Niagara group; these in Ohio are very often called cliff limestones, because they stand in the bluffs along the river valleys. The quarries in the vicinity of Eaton turn out a number of grades of stone, suitable for flaggings and copings as well as for fine and rough constructions. It is stated in Orton's Geological Report, that a stone 10 x 12 feet in superficial dimensions has been taken out and that very much larger stones can be obtained. The Clinton limestone has not been so extensively quarried, but is very much in demand or chimney backs and has been found especially desirable for those constructions which are exposed to fire or heat.
Historical Collections of Ohio in Two Volumes, An Encyclopedia of the State, Henry Howe, C.J. Krehbiel & Co., Printers and Binders, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1888.

Historical Society

Preble County Historical Society

7693 Swartsel Road, Eaton, Ohio 45320-9437
Phone: 937.787.4256
Website:
pchs.preblecounty.com/

Genealogical Society

Preble County Genealogical Society

See Preble County District Library
Website:
www.pcdl.lib.oh.us/pcgs/index.htm
Email:
[email protected]
Hours: M-F: 9AM-5PM, Sa: 9AM-5PM, Su: 1-5 PM

Convention & Visitor's Bureau

Preble County Chamber of Commerce

110 South Cherry Street, Eaton, Ohio 45320
Phone: 937.456.4949

County Courthouse

Preble County Resources

101 East Main Street, Eaton, Ohio 45320
Phone: 937.456.8137
Website:
www.pcdl.lib.oh.us.VistComm/GOVT/Gover.htm

County Library

Preble County District Library

Memorial Branch 301, 450 South Barron Street, Eaton, Ohio 45320
Phone: 937.456.4250
Website:
www.pcdl.lib.oh.us/

Preble County Room - Resource Center

450 S. Barron Street, Eaton, Ohio 45320
Phone: 937.456.4250
Fax: 937.456.6092
Research by staff: $10.00/hr. (prorated in 15 increments)
Copies: $0.10/page
Postage: Any required beyond SASE

Other Resources

Preble County Politicians

Political Graveyard

Wright State University Archives

Special Collections & Archives, Paul Laurence Dunbar Library, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 45435
Phone: 937.775.2092
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohgreene/robot.htm

Surrounding Counties

Darke

Montgomery

Butler

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