Map of Oak Hill village, Ohio

Oak Hill is a village in Jackson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,551 at the 2010 census.

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History

Oak Hill was also a stop on Morgan’s Raid, led by Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan during the American Civil War. Oak Hill was settled by Welsh immigrants that had been stranded on the Ohio River in Gallipolis.

Nineteenth-century events

• 1814 – First settler, Peter Seel
• 1818 – First Welsh settlers
• 1819 – Organization of the Union Baptist Church
• 1835 – Organization of the Moriah “Mother Church”
• 1837 – Establishment of the post office
• 1837 – Organization of Horeb Church
• 1839 – Beginning of Welsh immigration
• 1841 – Organization of Bethel Church
• 1841 – Organization of Congregational Church
• 1843 – Organization of Sardis Church
• 1843 – Organization of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church (United Presbyterian Church)
• 1853 – Construction of Jefferson Furnace
• 1856 – Organization of Gallia Baptist Church
• 1866 – Establishment of Portland Masonic Lodge No. 366
• 1873 – Incorporation of the village
• 1880 – Creation of the Oak Hill Morgan Academy
• 1881 – First Newspaper Created
• 1891 – Creation of the Farmers’ Bank
• 1873 – Incorporation of the Aetna Fire Brick and Coal Company
• 1873 – Incorporation of the Oak Hill Fire Brick Company
• 1898 – Incorporation of the Ohio Fire Brick Company
• 1893 – Formation of the Oak Hill Local Union School District

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Geography

Oak Hill is located at 38°53′47″N 82°34′14″W / 38.89639°N 82.57056°W / 38.89639; -82.57056 (38.896514, -82.570649).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.14 square miles (2.95 km), all land.

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