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

History

A post office called Post Boy was established in 1879, the name was changed to Postboy in 1893, and the post office closed in 1926.[2] The community takes its name from nearby Postboy Creek.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Postboy, Ohio
  2. ^ "Tuscarawas County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  3. ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 114.

40°13′37″N 81°35′03″W / 40.22694°N 81.58417°W / 40.22694; -81.58417


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