Fitchville is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in Fitchville Township

Fitchville Township, Huron County, Ohio

Fitchville Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,012 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

, Huron County

Huron County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 59,487 people, 22,307 households, and 16,217 families residing in the county. The population density was 121 people per square mile . There were 23,594 housing units at an average density of 48 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. It is part of the Norwalk

Norwalk, Ohio

At the 2000 census, there were 16,238 people, 6,377 households and 4,234 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,950.3 per square mile . There were 6,687 housing units at an average density of 803.1 per square mile...

 Micropolitan Statistical Area. Fitchville is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 250

U.S. Route 250

U.S. Route 250 is a route of the United States Numbered Highway System, and is a spur of U.S. Route 50. It currently runs for from Sandusky, Ohio to Richmond, Virginia. It passes through the states of Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio. It goes through the cities of Richmond, Virginia,...

, State Route 13, and State Route 162

Ohio State Route 162

State Route 162 is an east–west state highway in the north central and northeastern parts of state of Ohio. Its western terminus is in Republic at State Route 18 and State Route 67 and its eastern terminus is in Akron at State Route 18 and State Route 261....

. The community has no post office

Post office

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 of its own and is assigned the New London

New London, Ohio

New London is a village in Huron County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,696 at the 2000 census.The village motto, "The Right Place at the Right Time" was chosen in the late twentieth century by former Mayor Dorothy Sholes....

 zip code

ZIP Code

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 of 44851.

History

Fitchville and Fitchville Township are named for one of the governor

Governor

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s of the Connecticut Colony

Connecticut Colony

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, Thomas Fitch. The Fitch family once owned land in this area of the Firelands

Firelands

The Firelands or Sufferers' Lands tract was located at the western end of the Connecticut Western Reserve in what is now the U.S. state of Ohio...

 section of the historic Connecticut Western Reserve

Connecticut Western Reserve

The Connecticut Western Reserve was land claimed by Connecticut from 1662 to 1800 in the Northwest Territory in what is now northeastern Ohio.-History:...

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