Louden, Ohio

Louden is an unincorporated community in Bratton Township, Adams County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1] Its elevation is 784 feet above sea level. Serpent Mound Historical Site is located just east within sight of Louden on State Route 73, formerly known as the Hillsboro-Portsmouth road. Louden Road runs south from State Route 73 within the hamlet.

History

Louden is a hamlet that was begun around Lovett's store in 1839. Never regularly laid out, its origin was when Edmund Lovett (born 1815) sold small parcels of land for residences and shops. [2] The community was named after Loudoun County, Virginia, the native home of a large share of the early settlers.[2] The post office Louden once had was called Lovett's.[2] This post office was established in 1844, and remained in operation until 1907.[3] Earlier in its history, the hamlet's name was spelled Loudon.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Louden, Ohio
2. Evans, Nelson Wiley; Stivers, Emmons B. (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. p. 413.
3. "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 December 2015.