Oak Hill, Ohio

Oak Hill is a village in Jackson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,551 at the 2010 census.HistoryOak Hill was also a stop on Morgan's Raid, led by Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan during the American Civil War. Oak Hill was settled by Welsh immigrants that had been stranded on the Ohio River in Gallipolis.Nineteenth-century events1814 - First settler, Peter Seel1818 - First Welsh settlers1819 - Organization of the Union Baptist Church1835 - Organization of the Moriah "Mother Church"1837 - Establishment of the post office1837 - Organization of Horeb Church1839 - Beginning of Welsh immigration1841 - Organization of Bethel Church1841 - Organization of Congregational Church1843 - Organization of Sardis Church1843 - Organization of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church (United Presbyterian Church)1853 - Construction of Jefferson Furnace1856 - Organization of Gallia Baptist Church1866 - Establishment of Portland Masonic Lodge No. 3661873 - Incorporation of the village1880 - Creation of the Oak Hill Morgan Academy1881 - First Newspaper Created 1891 - Creation of the Farmers' Bank1873 - Incorporation of the Aetna Fire Brick and Coal Company1873 - Incorporation of the Oak Hill Fire Brick Company1898 - Incorporation of the Ohio Fire Brick Company1893 - Formation of the Oak Hill Local Union School District