Florence is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in Paint Township

Paint Township, Madison County, Ohio

Paint Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 565 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

, Madison County

Madison County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 40,213 people, 13,672 households, and 10,035 families residing in the county. The population density was 86 people per square mile . There were 14,399 housing units at an average density of 31 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. It is located at 39°50′52"N 83°32′50"W, along U.S. Route 42

U.S. Route 42

U.S. Route 42 is an east–west United States highway that runs northeast-southwest for 355 miles from Cleveland, Ohio to Louisville, Kentucky. The route has several names including Pearl Road from Cleveland to Medina in Northeast Ohio, the Cincinnati and Lebanon Pike in southwestern Ohio and...

 between London

London, Ohio

London is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Ohio, United States. Located about southwest of the Ohio capital of Columbus, London was established in 1811 to serve as the county seat. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 8,771, an increase from 7,807 in 1990. It is the...

 and South Charleston

South Charleston, Ohio

South Charleston is a village in Clark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,850 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:South Charleston is located at ....

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Florence was never platted; the community simply grew around a station built on the Pennsylvania Railroad

Pennsylvania Railroad

The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....

. As of 1915, the community contained one grain elevator, one general store, the railroad station and freight depot, and only a few houses.