Belfast, Highland County, Ohio

Belfast is an unincorporated community in Highland County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

Belfast was founded in 1834, and named after Belfast, in Ireland.^[2] The post office was first established under the name Bell^[2] in 1845, the name was changed to Belfast in 1910, and the post office closed in 1944.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belfast, Highland County, Ohio
1 2 Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 10.
↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Highland County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Hillsboro

City	Hillsboro

Villages	Greenfield‡ Highland Leesburg Lynchburg‡ Mowrystown Sardinia‡ Sinking Spring

Townships	Brushcreek Clay Concord Dodson Fairfield Hamer Jackson Liberty Madison Marshall New Market Paint Penn Salem Union Washington Whiteoak

CDPs	Buford

Unincorporated communities	Allensburg Belfast Berrysville Boston Bridges Carmel Dodsonville East Danville Elmville Fairfax Folsom Hoagland Hollowtown Marshall New Market New Petersburg Pricetown Rainsboro Samantha Sugar Tree Ridge Taylorsville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°03′46″N 83°31′57″W / 39.06278°N 83.53250°W / 39.06278; -83.53250

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