Harrisburg, Stark County, Ohio

Harrisburg is an unincorporated community in Stark County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

Harrisburg was laid out in 1827, and named after Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.^[1] A variant name was Barryville.^[2] A post office called Barryville was established in 1830, and remained in operation until 1906.^[3]

References

↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 57.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harrisburg
↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 June 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Stark County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Canton

Cities	Alliance‡ Canal Fulton Canton Louisville Massillon North Canton

Villages	Beach City Brewster East Canton East Sparta Hartville Hills and Dales Limaville Magnolia‡ Meyers Lake Minerva‡ Navarre Waynesburg Wilmot

Townships	Bethlehem Canton Jackson Lake Lawrence Lexington Marlboro Nimishillen Osnaburg Paris Perry Pike Plain Sandy Sugar Creek Tuscarawas Washington

CDPs	Greentown North Lawrence Perry Heights Richville Robertsville Uniontown

Unincorporated communities	Avondale Belfort Cairo Crystal Springs East Greenville Freeburg Harrisburg Justus Mapleton Marchand Marlboro Maximo McDonaldsville Middlebranch New Baltimore New Franklin Newman North Industry Paris Pigeon Run Sippo Waco

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

Coordinates: 40°53′36″N 81°13′38″W / 40.89333°N 81.22722°W / 40.89333; -81.22722

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