Berkshire, Ohio
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Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.
Berkshire is an unincorporated community in Delaware County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Berkshire was laid out in 1804.[1] It is the oldest settlement in Berkshire Township, from which it takes its name.[2] A post office called Berkshire was in operation from 1810 until 1902.[3] An early variant name was Berkshire Corners.[4]
Notable person
- Martha Wintermute, author and poet
References
- ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 13.
- ↑ History of Delaware County and Ohio. O. L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p. 443.
- ↑ "Delaware County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Berkshire, Ohio
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