Bevis, Ohio Explained

Bevis is an unincorporated community in Hamilton County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

An early variant name was Bevis Tavern. A post office called Bevis Tavern was established in 1835, the name was changed to Bevis in 1874, and the post office closed in 1903.^[1] Jesse Bevis, an early postmaster and hotel proprietor, gave the community his name.^[2]

References

39.2575°N -84.6017°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hamilton County . Jim Forte Postal History . 28 May 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160610201746/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Hamilton . 10 June 2016 .
2. Book: History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio: Their Past and Present, Including...biographies and Portraits of Pioneers and Representative Citizens, Etc. 1894. S. B. Nelson. 384.