Litchfield, Ohio
Litchfield, Ohio | |
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Coordinates: 41°10′04″N 82°01′23″W / 41.16778°N 82.02306°WCoordinates: 41°10′04″N 82°01′23″W / 41.16778°N 82.02306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Medina |
Township | Litchfield |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 44253 |
Website | http://litchfieldtownship.com/ |
Litchfield is an unincorporated community in central Litchfield Township, Medina County, Ohio, United States. It is situated at the junction of State Routes 83 and 18, about nine miles northwest of the city of Medina.[1]
A post office called Litchfield has been in operation since 1832.[2] The community takes its name from Litchfield Township.[3]
This town is part of the Buckeye Local School District, along with Liverpool Township and York Township.[4]
Notable people[]
- Oviatt Cole, Ohio State Auditor.
- Josephine Sophia White Griffing, reformer.
References[]
- ^ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 40. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
- ^ "Medina County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ 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. 533.
- ^ "Buckeye Local Schools :: Home". buckeyeschools.org. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Medina County, Ohio
- Populated places established in 1831
- 1831 establishments in Ohio
- Unincorporated communities in Ohio