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Ohioville was named for the Dawson family of whom Polly Dawson McKinnon was a member according to local tradition.
It was a small village and post office in the southeast corner of Ohio Township near the old oil fields.
The postmasters who served the Ohioville Post Office were: Joshua Dawson, July 15, 1828; John Clark, April 25, 1829; James P. Scroggs, August 31, 1835; Benom Dawson, May 1, 1843; Hugh Shiels, November 26,1847; Henry Seberts, September 5,1848; Philip Hill, July 14,1849; Francis Hamilton, March 11, 1872; John Jackson, August 16, 1872; Harrison Reid, April 14,1873; Henry Hughes, June 3,1873; Solomon J. Williams, December 6,1875; Elizabeth B. Christian, April 8, 1879; Francis Hamilton, October 3, 1879; Clarinda Hamilton, May 26,1888; Nancy M. Jonathon, May 21, 1894; George Burt, November 16,1901.
The T.J. Hamilton Post No. 338 GAR was organized in Ohioville, October 23, 1883. Among the charter members were: George W. McGaffick, L.J. Johnston, George W. McKee, Thomas J. Johnston, Joseph C. Irvin, Aaron McCoy, Harvey G. Shaffer, John C. Davis, Luther Barnes, Daniel Blackford, Solomon Melbron, Capt. J.H. Johnston, Joseph F. Herron, W.T. Warnock, and G.B. Dawson.
Today Ohioville uses the Industry Post Office.