Clarksfield, Ohio

Clarksfield Township hall

Clarksfield is an unincorporated community in the northwestern portion of Clarksfield Township, Huron County, Ohio, United States. It lies along State Route 18 midway between Norwalk and Wellington, and along State Route 60 between New London and Wakeman. The Vermilion River flows northward through Clarksfield.^[1]

History

A post office was established at Clarksfield in 1821, and remained in operation until 1905.^[2] The community was named after James Clark, a land agent.^[3]

References

↑ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, pp. 39-40. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clarksfield Post Office (historical)
↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 29.

Municipalities and communities of Huron County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Norwalk

Cities	Bellevue‡ Norwalk Willard

Villages	Greenwich Milan‡ Monroeville New London North Fairfield Plymouth‡ Wakeman

Townships	Bronson Clarksfield Fairfield Fitchville Greenfield Greenwich Hartland Lyme New Haven New London Norwalk Norwich Peru Richmond Ridgefield Ripley Sherman Townsend Wakeman

CDPs	Celeryville Collins Holiday Lakes New Haven

Unincorporated communities	Boughtonville Centerton Clarksfield Delphi East Townsend Fitchville Havana Hunts Corners Olena Steuben

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 41°11′42″N 82°24′42″W / 41.19500°N 82.41167°W / 41.19500; -82.41167

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