North Benton, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Location of North Benton, Ohio
Location of North Benton, Ohio

North Benton is an unincorporated community in northern Smith Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States.[1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 44449.[2] It lies along State Route 14 between Salem and Ravenna.

The community is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

North Benton was platted in 1834 and was named for Thomas Hart Benton, senator from Missouri.[3] The prefix North was added in order to avoid repetition with another Benton.[4] A post office called North Benton has been in operation since 1835.[5]

References

  1. ^ "North Benton, Ohio". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  3. ^ Mack, Horace (1879). History of Columbiana County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Unigraphic. p. 348.
  4. ^ Sanderson, Thomas W. (1907). Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 226.
  5. ^ "Mahoning County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 18, 2016.

External links

  • NorthBenton.com.
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40°59′06″N 81°00′45″W / 40.98500°N 81.01250°W / 40.98500; -81.01250


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