Glasgow, Columbiana County, Ohio
Glasgow is located in Ohio
Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is located in the United States
Glasgow
Glasgow
Coordinates: 40°39′28″N 80°41′23″W / 40.65778°N 80.68972°W / 40.65778; -80.68972
Country United States
State Ohio
CountyColumbiana
Elevation
[1]
382 m (1,253 ft)
GNIS feature ID1064726[1]

Glasgow is an unincorporated community in Columbiana County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Glasgow was platted in 1852.[2][3] The community was named after Glasgow, Scotland, the ancestral land of a large share of the first settlers.[4] A post office called Glasgow was established in 1839, and remained in operation until 1902.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glasgow, Columbiana County, Ohio
  2. ^ McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 299.
  3. ^ History of Columbiana County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Unigraphic. 1879. p. 190.
  4. ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 52.
  5. ^ "Columbiana County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.


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