Jefferson, Wayne County, Ohio

For the village in Ashtabula County, see Jefferson, Ohio.

Jefferson is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

Jefferson was platted in 1829.^[1] The community was named after Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States.^[2] An old variant name of Jefferson was Plain.^[3] A post office called Plain was established in 1833, and remained in operation until 1907.^[4]

References

↑ History of Wayne County, Ohio. B.F. Bowen. 1910. p. 404.
↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 65.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jefferson, Wayne County, Ohio
↑ "Wayne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 January 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Wayne County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Wooster

Cities	Norton‡ Orrville Rittman‡ Wooster

Villages	Apple Creek Burbank Congress Creston‡ Dalton Doylestown Fredericksburg Marshallville Mount Eaton Shreve Smithville West Salem

Townships	Baughman Canaan Chester Chippewa Clinton Congress East Union Franklin Green Milton Paint Plain Salt Creek Sugar Creek Wayne Wooster

CDPs	Kidron New Pittsburg Sterling

Unincorporated communities	Aukerman Blachleyville Burton City Cedar Valley Centerville Devil Town East Union Easton Funk Golden Corners Honeytown Jefferson Johnsons Corners Lattasburg Maysville Millbrook Moreland Overton Pleasant Home Reedsburg Springville West Lebanon

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

Coordinates: 40°48′06″N 82°01′23″W / 40.80167°N 82.02306°W / 40.80167; -82.02306

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