Portage Center, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Portage Center is an unincorporated community in Hancock County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

A post office called Portage Centre was established in 1857, the name was changed to Portage Center in 1893, and the post office closed in 1900.[2] The community has the name of the township in which it is located, Portage Township.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portage Center, Ohio
  2. ^ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  3. ^ History of Hancock County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns. Warner, Beers. 1886. p. 485.
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41°07′27″N 83°43′38″W / 41.12417°N 83.72722°W / 41.12417; -83.72722


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