Hinckley, Ohio

Hinckley is an unincorporated community in Medina County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

A post office called Hinckley has been in operation since 1825.^[1] The community has the name of Judge Samuel Hinckley, a land speculator from Massachusetts.^[2] A variant name was Hinckey Center.^[3]

References

↑ "Medina County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
↑ History of Medina County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Baskin & Battey. 1881. p. 607.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hinckley, Ohio

Municipalities and communities of Medina County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Medina

Cities	Brunswick Medina Rittman‡ Wadsworth

Villages	Chippewa Lake Creston‡ Gloria Glens Park Lodi Seville Spencer Westfield Center

Townships	Brunswick Hills Chatham Granger Guilford Harrisville Hinckley Homer Lafayette Litchfield Liverpool Medina Montville Sharon Spencer Wadsworth Westfield York

Unincorporated communities	Abbeyville Beebetown Bennetts Corners Chatham Coddingville Crawford Corners Erhart Friendsville Granger Hinckley Homerville Litchfield Mallet Creek Pawnee Remsen Corners River Styx Sharon Center Valley City Western Star‡ Weymouth

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

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