Belfast, Highland County, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

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

History

Belfast was founded in 1834, and named after Belfast, in Northern Ireland.^[2] The post office was first established under the name Bell^[2] in 1845, the name was changed to Belfast in 1910, and the post office closed in 1944.^[3]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belfast, Highland County, Ohio
^ ^a ^b Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 10.
^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 13, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2016.