Hinckley, Ohio

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Hinckley is an unincorporated community in Medina County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

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History

A post office called Hinckley has been in operation since 1825. [1] The community has the name of Judge Samuel Hinckley, a land speculator from Massachusetts. [2] A variant name was Hinckley Center. [3]

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References

  1. "Medina County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  2. History of Medina County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Baskin & Battey. 1881. p.  607.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hinckley, Ohio

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