Wainwright 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 northern
Warwick Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Warwick Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,827 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the east central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
* ...
, United States.
It lies along Wainwright Road, between
Tuscarawas and
New Philadelphia.
History
A post office called Wainwright has been in operation since 1895. Wainwright originally was a
mining community
A mining community, also known as a mining town or a mining camp, is a community that houses miners. Mining communities are usually created around a mine or a quarry.
Historical mining communities Australia
* Ballarat, Victoria
* Bendi ...
and the Wainwright Coal Company operated there.
References
Unincorporated communities in Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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