Garfield 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 Mahoning County, in the

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History

Garfield was laid out in 1875 when the Pennsylvania Railroad was extended to that point. The community was named after

James A. Garfield James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his death in September that year after being shot two months earlier. A preacher, lawyer, and Civi ...

, an Ohio legislator and afterward 20th President of the United States. An early variant name was Garfield Station. A post office called Garfield was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1958.

References

Unincorporated communities in Mahoning County, Ohio 1875 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1875 Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{MahoningCountyOH-geo-stub