Winfield, Ohio

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Winfield is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States.{{GNIS|1061796}} It is on State Route 516 between Dover and Dundee.

History

Winfield was originally called Mechanicsburg, and under the latter name was platted in 1849.{{cite book|title=The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7CJEAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA533|year=1884|publisher=Warner, Beers & Company|page=533}} A post office called Winfield was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1904.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Tuscarawas | title=Tuscarawas County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=6 January 2016}}

References

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Ohio

Category:Unincorporated communities in Tuscarawas County, Ohio