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
Franklin Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Franklin Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 735 people living in the township.
Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following township ...
, United States. It lies just north of the village of Summitville in the southwestern part of the county, at the intersection of Ohio State Route 644 and
518
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Year 518 ( DXVIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Paulus without colleague (or, less frequently, year 1271 ...
.
History
Millport was
plat
In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bea ...
ted in 1853, and named for the sawmill and gristmill at the town site. A post office called Millport was established in 1861, and remained in operation until 1929.