Pleasant Bend, Ohio

Pleasant Bend is an unincorporated community in Henry County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

A post office called Pleasant Bend was established in 1879, the name was changed to Pleasantbend in 1896, and the post office closed in 1928.[2] The community derives its name from the curve of railroad tracks at the original town site.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pleasant Bend, Ohio
  2. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  3. ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 112.

41°10′49″N 84°11′24″W / 41.18028°N 84.19000°W / 41.18028; -84.19000


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