Glasgow, Columbiana County, Ohio

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Glasgow, Columbiana County, Ohio
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Glasgow
Coordinates: 40°39′28″N80°41′23″W / 40.65778°N 80.68972°W / 40.65778; -80.68972
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
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County Columbiana
Elevation
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382 m (1,253 ft)
GNIS feature ID1064726 [1]

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

History

Glasgow was platted in 1852. [2] [3] The community was named after Glasgow, Scotland, the ancestral land of a large share of the first settlers. [4] A post office called Glasgow was established in 1839, and remained in operation until 1902. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glasgow, Columbiana County, Ohio
  2. ↑ McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p.  299.
  3. ↑ History of Columbiana County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Unigraphic. 1879. p. 190.
  4. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 52.
  5. ↑ "Columbiana County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.


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