East Union 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
Wayne County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
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.
History
The community is located within
East Union Township, which was named after
Union, Maine
Union is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,383 at the 2020 census. It is home to the Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage and annual Union Fair.
History
Union was part of a tract of land called the Muscongus Pat ...
. A post office called East Union was established in 1831, and remained in operation until 1907. Besides the post office, East Union had a country store.
References
Unincorporated communities in Wayne County, Ohio
Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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