Nankin, Ohio
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.}}
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Nankin is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place in southern Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, United States.{{GNIS|2812807}} It has a post office with the ZIP code 44848.{{cite web|url=http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=44848 |title=Free ZIP Code Lookup with area code, county, geocode, MSA/PMSA, population.|publisher=zipinfo.com|accessdate=27 June 2016}} It lies at the intersection of State Routes 58 and 302 and is near U.S. 250.
History
Nankin was originally called Orange, and under the latter name was laid out in 1828.{{cite book|last=Baughman|first=Abraham J.|title=History of Ashland County, Ohio|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofashland00baug|year=1909|publisher=S. J. Clarke Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofashland00baug/page/n222 175]}} A post office called Nankin has been in operation since 1833.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Ashland | title=Ashland County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=27 December 2015}}
References
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Ohio
Category:Unincorporated communities in Ashland County, Ohio
Category:1828 establishments in Ohio
Category:Populated places established in 1828
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