Leonardsburg, Ohio

Leonardsburg is an unincorporated community in Delaware County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

Leonardsburg was laid out in 1852, and named for A. Leonard, the town's first storekeeper.^[2] A post office called Leonardsburgh was established in 1852, the name was changed to Leonardsburg in 1893, and the post office closed in 1972.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leonardsburg, Ohio
↑ History of Delaware County and Ohio. O. L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p. 559.
↑ "Delaware County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 15 January 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Delaware County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Delaware

Cities	Columbus‡ Delaware Dublin‡ Powell Westerville‡

Villages	Ashley Galena Ostrander Shawnee Hills Sunbury

Townships	Berkshire Berlin Brown Concord Delaware Genoa Harlem Kingston Liberty Marlboro Orange Oxford Porter Radnor Scioto Thompson Trenton Troy

CDPs	Kilbourne Radnor

Unincorporated communities	Africa Alum Creek Bellepoint Berkshire Center Village Cheshire Condit East Liberty Harlem Hyatts Kingston Center Leonardsburg Lewis Center Norton Olive Green Orange Rome Stratford Vans Valley White Sulphur

Ghost towns	Carpenter's Mill Coles Mills Cones Mills Edinburgh

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°21′28″N 82°59′20″W / 40.35778°N 82.98889°W / 40.35778; -82.98889

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