Mahoning is a former settlement in
Portage County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
. It was located at the present-day intersection of North Main Street and
Ohio State Route 82
State Route 82 (SR 82) is a state route in northeastern Ohio, with a western terminus at State Route 57 in Lorain County, southeast of Elyria.
Route description
The route travels predominantly eastward through the southern suburbs of Clevel ...
in northern
Windham Township, north of the village of
Windham.
History
Mahoning is a name derived from the Delaware language meaning "salt lick". A post office called Mahoning was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1913. Besides the post office, Mahoning had a station on the
Cleveland and Mahoning Valley Railroad
The Cleveland and Mahoning Valley Railroad (C&MV) was a shortline railroad operating in the state of Ohio in the United States. Originally known as the Cleveland and Mahoning Railroad (C&M), it was chartered in 1848. Construction of the line began ...
.
References
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Unincorporated communities in Portage County, Ohio
Unincorporated communities in Ohio