en Portage Center, Ohio

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

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portage Center, Ohio
^ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
^ History of Hancock County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns. Warner, Beers. 1886. p. 485.

41°07′27″N 83°43′38″W / 41.12417°N 83.72722°W / 41.12417; -83.72722

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[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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