Portage Center, Ohio

Portage Center is an unincorporated community in Hancock County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

A post office called Portage Centre was established in 1857, the name was changed to Portage Center in 1893, and the post office closed in 1900.^[2] The community has the name of the township in which it is located, Portage Township.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portage Center, Ohio
↑ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
↑ History of Hancock County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns. Warner, Beers. 1886. p. 485.

Municipalities and communities of Hancock County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Findlay

Cities	Findlay Fostoria‡

Villages	Arcadia Arlington Benton Ridge Bluffton‡ Jenera McComb Mount Blanchard Mount Cory Rawson Van Buren Vanlue

Townships	Allen Amanda Biglick Blanchard Cass Delaware Eagle Jackson Liberty Madison Marion Orange Pleasant Portage Union Van Buren Washington

Unincorporated communities	Cannonsburg Cordelia Deweyville Houcktown Mortimer New Stark Portage Center Shawtown West Independence Williamstown

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

Coordinates: 41°07′27″N 83°43′38″W / 41.12417°N 83.72722°W / 41.12417; -83.72722

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