East Townsend, Ohio

East Townsend is an unincorporated community in Huron County, Ohio, United States.^[1] It is located in Townsend Township and is part of the Collins census-designated place.

History

The first post office in East Townsend was established in 1833 or 1834. The name of the post office was prefaced with East in order to avoid confusion with Townsend Township, Sandusky County, Ohio.^[2]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Townsend, Ohio
^ Baughman, Abraham J. (1909). History of Huron County, Ohio: Its Progress and Development, with Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens of the County, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 271.

41°14′55″N 82°29′31″W / 41.24861°N 82.49194°W / 41.24861; -82.49194

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[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Townsend, Ohio

[2] Baughman, Abraham J. (1909). History of Huron County, Ohio: Its Progress and Development, with Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens of the County, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 271.

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Cities		Bellevue‡ Norwalk Willard	Map of Ohio highlighting Huron County
Villages	Greenwich Milan‡ Monroeville New London North Fairfield Plymouth‡ Wakeman
Townships	Bronson Clarksfield Fairfield Fitchville Greenfield Greenwich Hartland Lyme New Haven New London Norwalk Norwich Peru Richmond Ridgefield Ripley Sherman Townsend Wakeman
CDPs	Celeryville Collins Holiday Lakes New Haven
Unincorporated communities	Boughtonville Centerton Clarksfield Delphi East Townsend Fitchville Havana Hunts Corners Olena Steuben
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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