Denmark, Ohio

Denmark is an unincorporated community in Morrow County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

Not to be confused with Denmark Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio.

Denmark United Methodist Church

History

Denmark once had a post office called Merritt, named for the Merritt family who were the first settlers there.[2] A post office was established under the name Marits in 1833, and remained in operation until 1907.[3] Besides the post office, Denmark once contained a church and country store.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Denmark, Ohio
  2. History of Morrow County and Ohio: Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio. O.L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p. 476.
  3. "Morrow County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  4. Baughman, Abraham J.; Bartlett, Robert Franklin (1911). History of Morrow County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 388.

40°35′12″N 82°55′05″W

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