Prentiss is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Prentiss had its start as a station on the railroad.[2] A post office called Prentiss was established in 1896, and remained in operation until 1902.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prentiss, Ohio
  2. Kinder, George D. (1915). History of Putnam County, Ohio : its peoples, industries, and institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 125.
  3. "Putnam County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 14, 2015.

41°09′09″N 84°01′06″W / 41.15250°N 84.01833°W / 41.15250; -84.01833


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