Jump to content

Five Corners, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°19′1″N 82°35′29″W / 40.31694°N 82.59139°W / 40.31694; -82.59139
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Five Corners is an unincorporated community in Knox County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

[edit]

A former variant name of Five Corners was Milfordton.[1] A post office called Milfordton was established in 1848, and remained in operation until 1902.[2] Besides the post office, Five Corners had a schoolhouse and two churches.[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Five Corners, Ohio
  2. ^ "Knox County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  3. ^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. p. 519.

40°19′1″N 82°35′29″W / 40.31694°N 82.59139°W / 40.31694; -82.59139