West Point, Morrow County, Ohio

West Point is an unincorporated community in Morrow County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

West Point was laid out around 1848.^[2] The post office at West Point had the name Whetstone.^[2] A post office called Whetstone was established in 1827, and remained in operation until 1964.^[3] Besides the post office, West Point had a church and country store.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Point, Morrow County, Ohio
1 2 History of Morrow County and Ohio: Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio. O.L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p. 447.
↑ "Morrow County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
↑ Baughman, Abraham J.; Bartlett, Robert Franklin (1911). History of Morrow County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 395.

Municipalities and communities of Morrow County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Mount Gilead

City	Galion‡

Villages	Cardington Chesterville Edison Fulton Marengo Mount Gilead Sparta

Townships	Bennington Canaan Cardington Chester Congress Franklin Gilead Harmony Lincoln North Bloomfield Perry Peru South Bloomfield Troy Washington Westfield

CDPs	Candlewood Lake Iberia

Unincorporated communities	Bloomfield Blooming Grove Climax Denmark Fargo Johnsville North Woodbury Pagetown Pulaskiville Saint James Shawtown South Woodbury Steam Corners Vails Corners West Liberty West Point Westfield Williamsport

Ghost towns	Aaronsburg Florida Grove Jamestown Morehouse Moshers Mill Queen Settlement Rome Steiners Corner Tyrone

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

Coordinates: 40°38′21″N 82°47′06″W / 40.63917°N 82.78500°W / 40.63917; -82.78500

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