Westboro, Ohio

Westboro is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States.^[1]

Gallery

Westboro community sign
Looking northeast on Main Street (Jonesboro Road) in Westboro

History

Westboro was platted in 1838.^[2] The community may derive its name from nearby West Fork Creek.^[3] A post office was established at Westboro in 1847, and remained in operation until 1971.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Westboro, Ohio
↑ Brown, Albert J. (1915). History of Clinton County, Ohio: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 278.
↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 141.
↑ "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 December 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Clinton County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Wilmington

City	Wilmington

Villages	Blanchester‡ Clarksville Lynchburg‡ Martinsville Midland New Vienna Port William Sabina

Townships	Adams Chester Clark Green Jefferson Liberty Marion Richland Union Vernon Washington Wayne Wilson

Unincorporated communities	Bloomington Burtonville Cuba Farmers Gurneyville Jonesboro Kingman Klocks Crossing Lees Creek Lumberton McKays Melvin Memphis Morrisville New Antioch Oakland Ogden Pansy Reesville Sligo Snow Hill Starbucktown Westboro

Ghost town	New Burlington

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

Coordinates: 39°16′53″N 83°54′38″W / 39.28139°N 83.91056°W / 39.28139; -83.91056

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