McCartyville is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in Shelby County

Shelby County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 47,910 people, 17,636 households, and 13,085 families residing in the county. The population density was 117 people per square mile . There were 18,682 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. Located at the junction of State Routes 29 and 119

Ohio State Route 119

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, it lies in southern Van Buren Township

Van Buren Township, Shelby County, Ohio

Van Buren Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,599 people in the township, 1,424 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of central Kettlersville

Kettlersville, Ohio

Kettlersville is a village in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The population was 175 at the 2000 census. The "s" is traditionally silent when pronouncing Kettlersville as "Kettler-ville" by the locals.-Geography:Kettlersville is located at ....

 and approximately 8 miles (12.9 km) northwest of the city of Sidney

Sidney, Ohio

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, the county seat

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 of Shelby County. Its elevation is 974 feet (297 m), and it is located at 40°23′41"N 84°15′21"W (40.3947704, -84.2557807).

McCartyville was founded during the mid-19th century, at the same time as the nearby settlement of St. Patrick

St. Patrick, Ohio

St. Patrick is an unincorporated community in southwestern Van Buren Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States. It lies at the intersection of Hoying and Wright-Puthoff Roads, northwest of the city of Sidney, the county seat of Shelby County. Its elevation is 971 feet , and it is located...

. Settlers in both areas, who were heavily Catholic, decided to split social functions between the two communities: their church

St. Patrick's Catholic Church (St. Patrick, Ohio)

St. Patrick's Catholic Church was a Roman Catholic church in northwestern Shelby County, Ohio, United States. Located in the southwestern corner of Van Buren Township, the church sat at the intersection of Hoying and Wright-Puthoff Roads in the unincorporated community of St. Patrick.-Parish...

 was in St. Patrick, and their post office

Post office

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 was in McCartyville. This post office was established as the "Reservoir Post Post Office" on 3 October 1876, but the name was changed to "McCartyville Post Office" on 26 July of the following year. Mary Drees managed the post office in McCartyville around the turn of the 20th century. After its closure on 30 June 1904, the residents' mail went through the Anna

Anna, Ohio

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 post office.

One McCartyville building — the rectory

Rectory

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 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Sacred Heart Catholic Church (McCartyville, Ohio)

Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in McCartyville, Ohio, United States. Founded in the late nineteenth century, it remains an active parish to the present day...

 — is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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. Built in 1911, it serves as the residence for priests at the church, which separated from the church in St. Patrick in 1882.