Mecca, Ohio

Mecca (also called East Mecca) is an unincorporated community in Trumbull County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

A post office called Mecca was established in 1825, and remained in operation until 1904.^[2] The community was named after Mecca, in Saudi Arabia.^[3] In 1882, Mecca contained about a dozen houses.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mecca, Ohio
↑ "Trumbull County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 204.
↑ History of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties. 1882. p. 513.

Municipalities and communities of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Warren

Cities	Cortland Girard Hubbard Niles Warren Youngstown‡

Villages	Lordstown McDonald Newton Falls Orangeville West Farmington Yankee Lake

Townships	Bazetta Bloomfield Braceville Bristol Brookfield Champion Farmington Fowler Greene Gustavus Hartford Howland Hubbard Johnston Kinsman Liberty Mecca Mesopotamia Newton Southington Vernon Vienna Warren Weathersfield

CDPs	Bolindale Brookfield Center Champion Heights Churchill Hilltop Howland Center Kinsman Center Leavittsburg Maplewood Park Masury McKinley Heights Mineral Ridge‡ Morgandale South Canal Vienna Center West Hill

Unincorporated communities	Bristolville Burghill Center of the World Corinth Farmdale Fowler Hartford Kinsman Mecca North Bloomfield Sodom Southington West Mecca

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

Coordinates: 41°23′23″N 80°44′13″W / 41.38972°N 80.73694°W / 41.38972; -80.73694

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