Gilmore, Ohio

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Gilmore is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, south of the village of Gnadenhutten. [1] Gilmore sits on Tuscarawas County Road 10 (Gilmore Road) and is intersected by Tuscarawas County Road 14 (River Hill and Fallen Timber Roads) at Gilmore's square.

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History

Gilmore was platted in 1848. [2] The community has the name of Nathaniel Gilmore, a pioneer settler. [3] A post office called Gilmore was established in 1854, and remained in operation until 1950. [4]

Notable person

Gilmore is the birthplace of legendary baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, for whom the Cy Young Award was named. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gilmore". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc. Warner, Beers & Company. 1884. p. 680.
  3. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 51.
  4. ↑ "Tuscarawas County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Cy Young". MLB.com . Retrieved October 17, 2011.

40°17′27″N81°26′25″W / 40.29083°N 81.44028°W / 40.29083; -81.44028


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