East Greenville is an unincorporated community in Stark County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

East Greenville had its start when a post office called Greenville was established there in the 1820s.[2] The name was changed to East Greenville in 1832, and the post office closed in 1914.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Greenville, Ohio
  2. Lehman, John H. (1916). A Standard History of Stark County, Ohio: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Civic and Social Development. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 75.
  3. "Stark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.

40°47′58″N 81°37′28″W / 40.79944°N 81.62444°W / 40.79944; -81.62444


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