Byhalia is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Washington Township

Washington Township, Union County, Ohio

Washington Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 705 people in the township. In that year, the township included 413 registered voters.-Geography:...

, Union County

Union County, Ohio

Union County is a county located in the US state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 52,300. Increasingly becoming more of a suburban county, the population was estimated at 47,234 in 2007 by the U.S. Census Bureau...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. It is located at 40°27′13"N 83°27′20"W, at the intersection of State Routes 31

Ohio State Route 31

State Route 31 is an Ohio state highway that currently runs from Marysville to Kenton. Before 1938, however, it stretched far longer, from Pomeroy on the Ohio River to Findlay.-History:* 1924: Route 21 established from Pomeroy to Findlay....

 and 739

Ohio State Route 739

State Route 739 is a long north–south state highway in the central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The route's southern terminus is at an interchange with U.S. Route 33 nearly northeast of North Lewisburg at an interchange that doubles as the eastern terminus of SR 287...

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The Byhalia Post office was established on February 16, 1852. As of 1877, the community contained one store, one physician, and one sawmill

Sawmill

A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....

. The post office was discontinued on February 14, 1906. The mail service is now sent through the Richwood

Richwood, Ohio

Richwood is a village in Claibourne Township, Union County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,156 at the 2000 census.-History:The town of Richwood was laid out in 1832, by Philip Plummer. In 1834, road work was completed, and all the roads going into the town were gravelled...

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