Editing Neville, Ohio (section)

==History==
Neville was laid out in 1808, and named for Gen. [[Presley Neville]], the original owner of the town site.<ref>{{cite book|last=Everts|first=Louis H.|title=History of Clermont County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=yale.39002054234126;view=1up;seq=446|year=1880|publisher=J.B. Lippincott & Co.|location=Philadelphia|page=370}}</ref> A post office called Neville has been in operation since 1816.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Clermont | title=Clermont County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref>

Since the [[Floods in the United States: 1901–2000#Ohio River Valley flood of March 1997|Ohio River Valley flood]] in March 1997, the village has lost more than half its population as the [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]] purchased about 40% of the village's flood-prone lots.<ref name="Enquirer Fugleberg">{{cite news|title=Hit by floods and budget cuts, village to vote on disappearing|first=Jeremy|last=Fugleberg|work=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]|publisher=Gannett Company|date=February 25, 2016|access-date=February 26, 2016|url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/02/25/hit-floods-and-budget-cuts-neville-vote-disappearing/80458300/}}</ref> In 2016, Neville survived an [[Popular initiative|initiative]] on [[Dissolution (law)|dissolving]] the village into surrounding [[Washington Township, Clermont County, Ohio|Washington Township]]. Neville faces possible financial insolvency following cuts to the state Local Government Fund, upon which the village relies entirely.<ref name="Enquirer Murray">{{cite news|title=Election notebook: Neville lives|first=Sydney|last=Murray|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|publisher=Gannett Company|date=March 15, 2016|access-date=March 16, 2016|url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/03/15/election-notebook-neville-lives/81693088/}}</ref>