North Benton, Ohio
North Benton is an unincorporated community in northern Smith Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States.[1] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44449.[2] It lies along State Route 14 between Salem and Ravenna.
Location of North Benton, Ohio
The community is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
North Benton was platted in 1834 and was named for Thomas Hart Benton, senator from Missouri.[3] The prefix North was added in order to avoid repetition with another Benton.[4] A post office called North Benton has been in operation since 1835.[5]
References
- "North Benton, Ohio". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Zip Code Lookup
- Mack, Horace (1879). History of Columbiana County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Unigraphic. p. 348.
- Sanderson, Thomas W. (1907). Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 226.
- "Mahoning County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
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