Burlington, Fulton County, Ohio

For the census-designated place in Lawrence County, see Burlington, Ohio.

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

History

Burlington was laid out in 1839.[2] A post office was moved from nearby Elmira to Burlington about 1850 but the name of the post office was not changed.[3] The "Elmira" post office closed in 1957.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burlington, Fulton County, Ohio
  2. Reighard, Frank H. (1920). A Standard History of Fulton County, Ohio (Volume 1). Lewis Publishing Company. p. 288.
  3. Reighard, Frank H. (1920). A Standard History of Fulton County, Ohio (Volume 1). Lewis Publishing Company. p. 291.
  4. "Fulton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

Coordinates: 41°34′18″N 84°18′22″W / 41.57167°N 84.30611°W / 41.57167; -84.30611

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