Roselms, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Roselms is an unincorporated community
in southwestern Washington Township
, Paulding County
, Ohio
, United States
, in the northwestern part of the state. It lies along State Route 114
midway between Grover Hill
and Mandale
, about 3 miles (5 km) from each. Its elevation is 718 feet (219 m).
. Established under the name of Plumbs Cross Roads on 28 January 1878, its name was changed to Roselms on 13 June 1892. The post office was closed on 14 June 1906, leaving Roselms residents with Grover Hill addresses.
On November 10, 2002, an F4
tornado
ripped through the town, killing two people. This was one of many touchdowns during the Veterans Day Weekend Outbreak. Van Wert
's emergency warning system is credited with saving many lives after several cars were thrown into a movie theater
that had been packed with people just minutes earlier.
It has rich history in the areas of agriculture and mineral industries.
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 southwestern Washington Township
Washington Township, Paulding County, Ohio
Washington Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 789 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
, Paulding County
Paulding County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 20,293 people, 7,773 households, and 5,689 families residing in the county. The population density was 49 people per square mile . There were 8,478 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, in the northwestern part of the state. It lies along State Route 114
Ohio State Route 114
State Route 114 is an east–west highway in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is at its interchange with State Line Road at Ohio's border with Indiana and its eastern terminus is at its interchange with U.S. Route 224 in Kalida....
midway between Grover Hill
Grover Hill, Ohio
Grover Hill is a village in Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The population was 412 at the 2000 census. The village is named after President Grover Cleveland.-Geography:Grover Hill is located at ....
and Mandale
Mandale, Ohio
Mandale is an unincorporated community in southeastern Washington Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States. It lies at the intersection of State Routes 66 and 114....
, about 3 miles (5 km) from each. Its elevation is 718 feet (219 m).
History
Roselms was once the site of a post officePost office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
. Established under the name of Plumbs Cross Roads on 28 January 1878, its name was changed to Roselms on 13 June 1892. The post office was closed on 14 June 1906, leaving Roselms residents with Grover Hill addresses.
On November 10, 2002, an F4
Fujita scale
The Fujita scale , or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating tornado intensity, based primarily on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures and vegetation...
tornado
Tornado
A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider...
ripped through the town, killing two people. This was one of many touchdowns during the Veterans Day Weekend Outbreak. Van Wert
Van Wert, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,690 people, 4,556 households, and 2,947 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,803.8 people per square mile . There were 4,927 housing units at an average density of 831.4 per square mile...
's emergency warning system is credited with saving many lives after several cars were thrown into a movie theater
Movie theater
A movie theater, cinema, movie house, picture theater, film theater is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ....
that had been packed with people just minutes earlier.
It has rich history in the areas of agriculture and mineral industries.