Berwick, Ohio

Berwick
Unincorporated community
Berwick

Location within the state of Ohio

Coordinates: 41°01′45″N 83°17′53″W / 41.02917°N 83.29806°W / 41.02917; -83.29806Coordinates: 41°01′45″N 83°17′53″W / 41.02917°N 83.29806°W / 41.02917; -83.29806
Country United States
State Ohio
County Seneca
Unincorporated community ship Seneca
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 44853

Berwick is an unincorporated community in Seneca Township, Seneca County, Ohio, United States. It is located next to the intersection of East County Road 6 and State Route 587. The community is served by the New Riegel (44853) post office.[1]

History

Berwick was laid out and platted in 1845.[2] The community was named after Berwick, Pennsylvania, the native home of a first settler.[3] A post office called Berwick was established in 1848, and discontinued in 1955.[4]

References

  1. Zip Code Lookup Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. Butterfield, Consul Willshire (1848). History of Seneca County: Containing a Detailed Narrative of the Principal Events that Have Occurred Since Its First Settlement Down to the Present Time. D. Campbell. p. 178.
  3. Lang, William (1880). History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. Transcript Printing Company. p. 594.
  4. "Seneca County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2015.


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