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

Unincorporated communities	Antrim Birds Run Birmingham Boden Claysville Craig Derwent Elizabethtown Guernsey Kings Mine Kipling Londonderry Middlebourne North Salem Opperman Robins Salesville 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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