Postboy, Ohio

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Postboy is an unincorporated community in Tuscarawas County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.{{GNIS|1062952}}

History

A post office called Post Boy was established in 1879, the name was changed to Postboy in 1893, and the post office closed in 1926.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Tuscarawas | title=Tuscarawas County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=6 January 2016}} The community takes its name from nearby Postboy Creek.{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=130|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=114}}

References

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Category:Unincorporated communities in Ohio

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