Lumberton, Ohio

Lumberton is an unincorporated community in Clinton County, Ohio, United States.^[1]

Gallery

Lumberton community sign
Looking north on US Highway 68 in Lumberton

History

The first settlement at Lumberton was made in 1820, but the town site was not platted until 1853.^[2] A post office called Lumberton was established in 1840, and remained in operation until 1907.^[3] The community was named after Lumberton, New Jersey.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lumberton, Ohio
1 2 Brown, Albert J. (1915). History of Clinton County, Ohio: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 283–284.
↑ "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 December 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Clinton County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Wilmington

City	Wilmington

Villages	Blanchester‡ Clarksville Lynchburg‡ Martinsville Midland New Vienna Port William Sabina

Townships	Adams Chester Clark Green Jefferson Liberty Marion Richland Union Vernon Washington Wayne Wilson

Unincorporated communities	Bloomington Burtonville Cuba Farmers Gurneyville Jonesboro Kingman Klocks Crossing Lees Creek Lumberton McKays Melvin Memphis Morrisville New Antioch Oakland Ogden Pansy Reesville Sligo Snow Hill Starbucktown Westboro

Ghost town	New Burlington

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°33′25″N 83°50′56″W / 39.55694°N 83.84889°W / 39.55694; -83.84889

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