Antrim, Ohio

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

History

Antrim was laid out in 1830.[2] The community was named after County Antrim, Ireland, the ancestral home of a share of the first settlers.[3] A post office was established at Antrim in 1830, and remained in operation until 1957.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Antrim, Ohio
  2. Sarchet, Cyrus Parkinson Beatty (1911). History of Guernsey County, Ohio, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Company. p. 340.
  3. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 5.
  4. "Guernsey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

Coordinates: 40°7′14″N 81°21′32″W / 40.12056°N 81.35889°W / 40.12056; -81.35889

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