Weymouth is an unincorporated community in Medina County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
The community was named after Weymouth, Massachusetts, the native home of an early settler.[2] A post office called Weymouth was established in 1824, and remained in operation until 1905.[3] By the 1880s, Weymouth had a cheese factory and several country stores.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weymouth, Ohio
- ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 143.
- ↑ "Medina County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ History of Medina County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Baskin & Battey. 1881. p. 392.
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