North Benton, Ohio Explained

North Benton is an unincorporated community in northern Smith Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44449.[1] 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.[2] The prefix North was added in order to avoid repetition with another Benton.[3] A post office called North Benton has been in operation since 1835.[4]

References

  1. https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  2. Book: History of Columbiana County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers . Unigraphic . Mack, Horace . 1879 . 348.
  3. Book: Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County . Biographical Publishing Company . Sanderson, Thomas W. . 1907 . 226.
  4. Web site: Mahoning County . Jim Forte Postal History . 18 January 2016.

External links

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