Yale is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Portage County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
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. It centered at the intersection of Alliance Road and Yale Road along
Ohio State Route 14
State Route 14, located in northeastern Ohio, runs from U.S. Route 6/ U.S. Route 42/ State Route 3 in Downtown Cleveland southeasterly to the Pennsylvania state line near East Palestine; Pennsylvania Route 51 continues southeasterly from there.
...
where the townships of
Edinburg,
Palmyra
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,
Atwater, and
Deerfield meet.
History
A post office called Yale was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1903. The community most likely was named after
Yale University
Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...
, according to local history. Besides the post office, Yale had a
sawmill
A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes (dimensi ...
.
References
Unincorporated communities in Portage County, Ohio
Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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