Crooksville is a village in Perry County, Ohio, United States, along Moxahala Creek.

Postal Service at the request of founders Jacob Reed and his partner Joseph Crooks, Crooksville has continued to thrive for the past 126 years.

93 in Perry County, the Village has worked diligently over the years to keep the environment friendly for families and business.

Sometime earlier between 1820 and 1825, Jacob Reed, a young and prosperous man from the East struck out looking for a company in which to invest his money and double his fortune.

On the way he met his bride, Lydia, and eventually the two of them found the heavily timbered land that is now Crooksville.

[6] Reed negotiated with the federal government for a parcel of land along the Moxahala Creek and received a warranty deed signed by President James Monroe.

He started his empire with a lumber mill and farm, the sales from which enabled him to purchase more land until he had acquired upward of 300 or 400 acres.

[6] During this period, more farms had also cropped up around the Reed properties, most of which had a small kiln for making functional pottery.

Firing up in spring when the bluebirds returned from their winter migration, and ending when they’d headed south again.

[6] The area grew and gained in population creating the need for building materials, dry goods, churches, schools and a host of other creature comforts.

[6] In 1870 Joseph Crooks purchased a small strip of land near the railroad and set up a general store.

Some person would usually visit the post office once a week and bring back the neighbors’ mail along with theirs.