East Union is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History[edit]
The community is located within East Union Township, which was named after Union, Maine.[2] A post office called East Union was established in 1831, and remained in operation until 1907.[3] Besides the post office, East Union had a country store.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Union, Wayne County, Ohio
- ^ Douglass, Ben (1878). History of Wayne County, Ohio, from the days of the pioneers and first settlers to the present time. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass, publisher. p. 614.
- ^ "Wayne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ^ History of Wayne County, Ohio. B.F. Bowen. 1910. p. 379.
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40°47′45″N 81°49′02″W / 40.79583°N 81.81722°W