Shalersville, Ohio

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

History

A post office called Shalersville was established in 1824, and remained in operation until 1904.^[2] Shalersville and Shalersville Township were named for Nathaniel Shaler, a settler from Connecticut.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shalersville, Ohio
↑ "Portage County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
↑ Brown, Robert C.; Norris, J. E. (1885). History of Portage County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc. Warner, Beers & Company. p. 552.

Municipalities and communities of Portage County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Ravenna

Cities	Aurora Kent Ravenna Streetsboro Tallmadge‡

Villages	Brady Lake Garrettsville Hiram Mantua Mogadore‡ Sugar Bush Knolls Windham

Townships	Atwater Brimfield Charlestown Deerfield Edinburg Franklin Freedom Hiram Mantua Nelson Palmyra Paris Randolph Ravenna Rootstown Shalersville Suffield Windham

CDPs	Atwater Brimfield

Unincorporated communities	Campbellsport Charlestown Diamond Edinburg Freedom Freedom Station Hiram Rapids Lloyd Mahoning Mishler New Milford Palmyra Paris Shalersville Suffield Wayland Yale

Ghost town	Cobbs Corners

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

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