Portage Center, Ohio

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Portage Center is an unincorporated community in Hancock County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1]

History

A post office called Portage Centre was established in 1857, the name was changed to Portage Center in 1893, and the post office closed in 1900. [2] The community has the name of the township in which it is located, Portage Township. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portage Center, Ohio
  2. ↑ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ History of Hancock County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns. Warner, Beers. 1886. p. 485.

41°07′27″N83°43′38″W / 41.12417°N 83.72722°W / 41.12417; -83.72722

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