Ridgeville is an unincorporated place

Unincorporated area

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 in central Clearcreek Township

Clearcreek Township, Warren County, Ohio

Clearcreek Township is one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States, located in the north central portion of the county. It had a population of 20,974 in 2000, up from 13,344 in 1990; of this total, 8,747 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. It was originally...

, Warren County

Warren County, Ohio

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, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. It is located on State Route 48

Ohio State Route 48

State Route 48 is a north–south highway in Ohio that runs from SR 132 near Goshen to SR 66 near Houston, passing through Dayton.In the early 20th century, SR 48 was assigned to completely unrelated routes within the state...

 in the north central part of the county, in sections 30 and 36, T4R4, Between the Miami Rivers Survey. The city was laid out by Fergus McLean, the father United States Supreme Court Justice John McLean

John McLean

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, who lived there. In the 19th century, it had a post office

Post office

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. A private, non-denominational, preschool-12th grade Christian school

Christian school

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 called Ridgeville Christian Schools was located in Ridgeville from 1969 to 2007 on the grounds of Ridgeville Community Church. At the end of the 2006-2007 school year, the church abruptly shut down the school due to financial issues and several miscommunications. The building is no longer inhabited by Spring Valley Academy

Spring Valley Academy

Spring Valley Academy is a Seventh-day Adventist K-12 private school located in Centerville, Ohio Spring Valley Academy is chartered by the State of Ohio and is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and the Board of Regents of the General Conference of the Seventh-day...

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