Yale, Ohio
Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.
Yale is an unincorporated community in Portage County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1] It centered at the intersection of Alliance Road and Yale Road along Ohio State Route 14 where the townships of Edinburg, Palmyra, Atwater, and Deerfield meet.
History
A post office called Yale was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1903.[2] The community most likely was named after Yale University, according to local history.[3] Besides the post office, Yale had a sawmill.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yale, Ohio
- ^ "Portage County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 146.
- ^ Brown, Robert C.; Norris, J. E. (1885). History of Portage County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc. Warner, Beers & Company. p. 423.
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Municipalities and communities of Portage County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Ravenna
- Aurora
- Kent
- Ravenna
- Streetsboro
- Tallmadge‡
- Garrettsville
- Hiram
- Mantua
- Mogadore‡
- Sugar Bush Knolls
- Windham
- Atwater
- Brady Lake
- Brimfield
- Suffield
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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41°03′45″N 81°05′54″W / 41.06250°N 81.09833°W / 41.06250; -81.09833
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