New Franklin, Stark County, Ohio

New Franklin is an unincorporated community in northeastern Paris Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States, lying at the intersection of State Routes 172 and 183.[1] The community is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.

For the city in Summit County, see New Franklin, Ohio.
Location of New Franklin in Stark County
St. John's Lutheran Church

New Franklin was not officially platted.[2] A post office was established at New Franklin in 1832, and remained in operation until 1915.[3][4]

References
  1. DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 52. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
  2. Perrin, William Henry (1881). History of Stark County: With an Outline Sketch of Ohio. Baskin & Battey. p. 509.
  3. Lehman, John H. (1916). A Standard History of Stark County, Ohio: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Civic and Social Development. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 68.
  4. "Stark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 January 2016.


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