Garfield, Mahoning County, Ohio

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Garfield is an unincorporated community in Mahoning County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1]

History

Garfield was laid out in 1875 when the Pennsylvania Railroad was extended to that point. [2] The community was named after James A. Garfield, an Ohio legislator and afterward 20th President of the United States. [3] An early variant name was Garfield Station. [4] A post office called Garfield was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1958. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garfield, Mahoning County, Ohio
  2. ↑ Butler, Joseph Green (1921). History of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley, Ohio. American Historical Society. p. 592.
  3. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 50.
  4. ↑ Sanderson, Thomas W. (1907). 20th Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 204.
  5. ↑ "Mahoning County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.

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