Kingscreek, Ohio
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.}}
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Kingscreek is an unincorporated community in Champaign County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.{{GNIS|1070801}}
History
Kingscreek was originally called Kingston, and under the latter name was platted around 1870.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_TdQyAQAAMAAJ | title=History of Champaign County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions | publisher=B.F. Bowen | last=Middleton | first=Evan P. | year=1917 | page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_TdQyAQAAMAAJ/page/n194 191]}} The present name is derived from nearby Kings Creek. A post office called Kings Creek was established in 1868, and remained in operation until 1909.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Champaign | title=Champaign County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=21 December 2015}}
References
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Champaign County, Ohio
Category:Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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