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Mahoning is a former settlement in Portage County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. It was located at the present-day intersection of North Main Street and Ohio State Route 82 in northern Windham Township, north of the village of Windham.

History

Mahoning is a name derived from the Delaware language meaning "salt lick". A post office called Mahoning was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1913. Besides the post office, Mahoning had a station on the Cleveland and Mahoning Valley Railroad.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mahoning, Ohio
2. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 81.
3. "Portage County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
4. Brown, Robert C.; Norris, J. E. (1885). History of Portage County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc. Warner, Beers & Company. p. 574.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Portage County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Ravenna
Cities	Aurora Kent Ravenna Streetsboro Tallmadge‡
Villages	Garrettsville Hiram Mantua Mogadore‡ Sugar Bush Knolls Windham
Townships	Atwater Brimfield Charlestown Deerfield Edinburg Franklin Freedom Hiram Mantua Nelson Palmyra Paris Randolph Ravenna Rootstown Shalersville Suffield Windham
CDPs	Atwater Brady Lake Brimfield Suffield
Unincorporated communities	Black Horse Campbellsport Diamond Drakesburg Hiram Rapids New Milford Saint Joseph Twin Lakes Wayland Yale
Historical places	Cobbs Corners Earlville Freedom Station Lloyd Mahoning Mishler Moran
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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41°15′32″N 81°02′55″W / 41.25889°N 81.04861°W / 41.25889; -81.04861

• Unincorporated communities in Portage County, Ohio
• Unincorporated communities in Ohio