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

History

Hammansburg was platted in 1873, and named for William Hammond, proprietor.[2] A post office called Hammansburgh was established in 1876, the name was changed to Hammansburg in 1893, and the post office closed in 1905.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hammansburg, Ohio
  2. ^ Leeson, Michael A. (1897). Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Early Settlement and Development. J.H. Beers & Company. p. 283.
  3. ^ "Wood County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 11, 2016.

41°13′35″N 83°41′19″W / 41.22639°N 83.68861°W / 41.22639; -83.68861


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