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Cranberry Prairie, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°23′34″N 84°34′50″W / 40.392867°N 84.580652°W / 40.392867; -84.580652
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Cranberry Prairie is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

A post office called Cranberry Prairie was established in 1851, and remained in operation until 1904.[2] Besides the post office, Cranberry Prairie had a Catholic church and a country store.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cranberry Prairie, Ohio
  2. ^ "Mercer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  3. ^ Scranton, S. S. (1907). History of Mercer County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 198.

40°23′34″N 84°34′50″W / 40.392867°N 84.580652°W / 40.392867; -84.580652

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