Former school on Sylvania Avenue

Richfield Center is an unincorporated community in Lucas County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

A post office called Richfield Centre was established in 1874, the name was changed to Richfield Center in 1893, and the post office closed in 1901.[2] The community is located in Richfield Township,[3] from which it takes its name. In 1910, Richfield Center had 111 inhabitants.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Richfield Center, Ohio
  2. ^ "Lucas County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  3. ^ Waggoner, Clark (1888). History of the City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio. Munsell & Company. p. 867.
  4. ^ Scribner, Harvey (1910). Memoirs of Lucas County and the City of Toledo: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present, Including a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families. Western Historical Association. p. 189.

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