Clarksfield, Ohio
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.}}
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Clarksfield is an unincorporated community in the northwestern portion of Clarksfield Township, Huron County, Ohio, United States.{{GNIS|1056808}} It lies along State Route 18 midway between Norwalk and Wellington, and along State Route 60 between New London and Wakeman. The Vermilion River flows northward through Clarksfield.DeLorme, Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, 7th ed., Yarmouth, Maine, 2004, pp. 39-40 {{ISBN|0-89933-281-1}}
History
A post office was established at Clarksfield in 1821, and remained in operation until 1905.{{GNIS|2010362|name=Clarksfield Post Office (historical)}} The community was named after James Clark, a land agent.{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=45|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=29}}
Notable people
- Harry L. Twaddle, U.S. Army major general, born in Clarksfield{{cite book |date=1940 |title=The Monthly Supplement: A Current Biographical Reference Service |volume=1–2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fBgNAAAAIAAJ&q=harry+lewis+twaddle+udell+gibbon |location=Chicago, IL |publisher=A. N. Marquis |page=373 |via=Google Books}}
References
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Huron County, Ohio
Category:Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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