Greensburg, Ohio

Greensburg is an unincorporated community in Summit County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

Greensburg was laid out in 1828.[1] The community was named after Gardner Green, a Connecticut Land Company agent.[2] A variant name was Inland.[3] A post office called Inland was established in 1838, and the name was changed to Greensburg in 1922.[4]

References
  1. Doyle, William B. (1908). Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 120.
  2. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 54.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greensburg, Ohio
  4. "Summit County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 23, 2016.

40°55′54″N 81°27′53″W


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