North Benton is an unincorporated community in northern Smith Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States.[1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 44449.[2] It lies along State Route 14 between Salem and Ravenna.

Location of North Benton, Ohio
Location of North Benton, Ohio

The community is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

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North Benton was platted in 1834 and was named for Thomas Hart Benton, senator from Missouri.[3] The prefix North was added in order to avoid repetition with another Benton.[4] A post office called North Benton has been in operation since 1835.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "North Benton, Ohio". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  3. ^ Mack, Horace (1879). History of Columbiana County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Unigraphic. p. 348.
  4. ^ Sanderson, Thomas W. (1907). Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 226.
  5. ^ "Mahoning County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
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40°59′06″N 81°00′45″W / 40.98500°N 81.01250°W / 40.98500; -81.01250