Nankin, Ohio

Nankin is an unincorporated community in southern Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44848.^[1] It lies at the intersection of State Routes 58 and 302 and is near U.S. 250.

History

Nankin was originally called Orange, and under the latter name was laid out in 1828.^[2] A post office called Nankin has been in operation since 1833.^[3]

References

↑ Zip Code Lookup
↑ Baughman, Abraham J. (1909). History of Ashland County, Ohio. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 175.
↑ "Ashland County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 December 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Ashland County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Ashland

City	Ashland

Villages	Bailey Lakes Hayesville Jeromesville Loudonville‡ Mifflin Perrysville Polk Savannah

Townships	Clear Creek Green Hanover Jackson Lake Mifflin Milton Mohican Montgomery Orange Perry Ruggles Sullivan Troy Vermillion

CDP	Cinnamon Lake

Unincorporated communities	Albion Mohicanville Nankin Nova Paradise Hill Redhaw Rowsburg Ruggles Sullivan Widowville

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

Coordinates: 40°55′17″N 82°16′55″W / 40.92139°N 82.28194°W / 40.92139; -82.28194

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