Berkshire, Ohio

Berkshire is an unincorporated community in Delaware County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

Berkshire was laid out in 1804.^[1] It is the oldest settlement in Berkshire Township, from which it takes its name.^[2] A post office called Berkshire was in operation from 1810 until 1902.^[3] An early variant name was Berkshire Corners.^[4]

References

↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 13.
↑ History of Delaware County and Ohio. O. L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p. 443.
↑ "Delaware County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Berkshire, Ohio

Municipalities and communities of Delaware County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Delaware
Cities	Columbus‡ Delaware Dublin‡ Powell Westerville‡
Villages	Ashley Galena Ostrander Shawnee Hills Sunbury
Townships	Berkshire Berlin Brown Concord Delaware Genoa Harlem Kingston Liberty Marlboro Orange Oxford Porter Radnor Scioto Thompson Trenton Troy
CDPs	Kilbourne Radnor
Unincorporated communities	Africa Alum Creek Bellepoint Berkshire Center Village Cheshire Condit East Liberty Harlem Hyatts Kingston Center Leonardsburg Lewis Center Norton Olive Green Orange Rome Stratford Vans Valley White Sulphur
Ghost towns	Carpenter's Mill Coles Mills Cones Mills Edinburgh
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°15′56″N 82°54′32″W / 40.26556°N 82.90889°W / 40.26556; -82.90889

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