Walhonding, Ohio

Post office

Walhonding is an unincorporated community in northern Newcastle Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States.[1] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43843.[2] It lies at the intersection of State Routes 206 and 715.

History

Walhonding was platted in 1841, when construction of the Walhonding Canal reached that point.[3][4] A post office called Walhonding has been in operation since 1839.[5]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Walhonding
  2. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  3. ↑ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. p. 575.
  4. ↑ Hunt, William Ellis (1876). Historical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio. R. Clarke & Company. p. 5.
  5. ↑ "Coshocton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

Coordinates: 40°21′34″N 82°08′49″W / 40.3595114°N 82.1468151°W / 40.3595114; -82.1468151


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