Nankin is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place in southern Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, United States. [1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 44848. [2] It lies at the intersection of State Routes 58 and 302 and is near U.S. 250.
History
Nankin was originally called Orange, and under the latter name was laid out in 1828. [3] A post office called Nankin has been in operation since 1833. [4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nankin, Ohio
- ^ "Free ZIP Code Lookup with area code, county, geocode, MSA/PMSA, population". zipinfo.com. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ Baughman, Abraham J. (1909). History of Ashland County, Ohio. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 175.
- ^ "Ashland County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
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