Yale, Ohio

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Yale is an unincorporated community in Portage County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1] It centered at the intersection of Alliance Road and Yale Road along Ohio State Route 14 where the townships of Edinburg, Palmyra, Atwater, and Deerfield meet.

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History

A post office called Yale was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1903. [2] The community most likely was named after Yale University, according to local history. [3] Besides the post office, Yale had a sawmill.

[4] Yale was also the childhood home of famous actor Clark Gable. His father and step mother are buried in Palmyra Cemetery. A large amount of money was donated to the township to keep this cemetery and graves tended "forever"

Points of Interest

There is an Ohio Department of Transportation station located here.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yale, Ohio
  2. ↑ "Portage County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  3. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 146.
  4. ↑ Brown, Robert C.; Norris, J. E. (1885). History of Portage County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc. Warner, Beers & Company. p.  423.

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