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

History

Cannonsburg was laid out in 1839.[2] A post office called Cannonsburgh was established in 1840, the name was changed to Cannonsburg in 1894, and the post office closed in 1902.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cannonsburg, Ohio
  2. History of Hancock County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns. Warner, Beers. 1886. p. 496.
  3. "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 31, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.

See also

Dellroy, Ohio, a village once known as Cannonsburg.

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