Berkshire is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Delaware County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
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.
History
Berkshire was laid out in 1804. It is the oldest settlement in
Berkshire Township, from which it takes its name. A post office called Berkshire was in operation from 1810 until 1902. An early variant name was Berkshire Corners.
Notable person
*
Martha Wintermute, author and poet
References
Unincorporated communities in Delaware County, Ohio
Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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