Allen Center, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Allen Center, Ohio is located in Ohio
Allen Center, Ohio
Allen Center, Ohio
Location of Allen Center, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°14′30″N 83°28′41″W / 40.24167°N 83.47806°W / 40.24167; -83.47806
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesUnion
Elevation
[1]
1,060 ft (323 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43040
Area codes937, 326
GNIS feature ID1060818[1]

Allen Center is an unincorporated community in Allen Township, Union County, Ohio, United States. It is located at 40°14′30″N 83°28′41″W / 40.24167°N 83.47806°W / 40.24167; -83.47806,[2] at the intersection of Allen Center and Bear Swamp roads.[3]

History

Allen Center was laid out around 1849.[4] A post office was established at Allen Center in 1851, and remained in operation until 1863.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allen Center, Ohio
  3. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 78.
  4. ^ Durant, Pliny A. (1883). The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county... Chicago: Beers, W. H., & co. p. 467.
  5. ^ "Union County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 26, 2015.


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