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Portage Center, Ohio

Portage Center is an unincorporated community in Hancock County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

A post office called Portage Centre was established in 1857, the name was changed to Portage Center in 1893, and the post office closed in 1900. The community has the name of the township in which it is located, Portage Township.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portage Center, Ohio
  2. ^ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  3. ^ History of Hancock County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns. Warner, Beers. 1886. p. 485.

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