Williamsport, Morrow County, Ohio

Williamsport is an unincorporated community in Morrow County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

Williamsport was laid out in 1836 by William Dakan, and named for him.^[2] A nearby post office operated under the name Andrews.^[3] This post office was established in 1833, and was discontinued in 1903.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Williamsport, Morrow County, Ohio
↑ Baughman, Abraham J.; Bartlett, Robert Franklin (1911). History of Morrow County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 394.
↑ History of Morrow County and Ohio: Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio. O.L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p. 444.
↑ "Morrow County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Morrow County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Mount Gilead

City	Galion‡

Villages	Cardington Chesterville Edison Fulton Marengo Mount Gilead Sparta

Townships	Bennington Canaan Cardington Chester Congress Franklin Gilead Harmony Lincoln North Bloomfield Perry Peru South Bloomfield Troy Washington Westfield

CDPs	Candlewood Lake Iberia

Unincorporated communities	Bloomfield Blooming Grove Climax Denmark Fargo Johnsville North Woodbury Pagetown Pulaskiville Saint James Shawtown South Woodbury Steam Corners Vails Corners West Liberty West Point Westfield Williamsport

Ghost towns	Aaronsburg Florida Grove Jamestown Morehouse Moshers Mill Queen Settlement Rome Steiners Corner Tyrone

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°34′46″N 82°43′48″W / 40.57944°N 82.73000°W / 40.57944; -82.73000

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