Guernsey, Ohio

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

History

A post office called Wheeling was established in 1874, and the name was changed to Guernsey in 1881.^[2] The community's present name is derived from its location within Guernsey County.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guernsey, Ohio
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guernsey Post Office
↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 55.

Municipalities and communities of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Cambridge
City	Cambridge
Villages	Byesville Cumberland Fairview‡ Lore City Old Washington Pleasant City Quaker City Senecaville
Townships	Adams Cambridge Center Jackson Jefferson Knox Liberty Londonderry Madison Millwood Monroe Oxford Richland Spencer Valley Washington Westland Wheeling Wills
CDPs	Buffalo Kimbolton Salesville
Unincorporated communities	Antrim Birds Run Birmingham Boden Claysville Craig Derwent Elizabethtown Guernsey Kings Mine Kipling Londonderry Middlebourne North Salem Opperman Robins Spencer Station Walhonding
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°10′54″N 81°35′32″W / 40.18167°N 81.59222°W / 40.18167; -81.59222

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