Cranberry Prairie is an unincorporated community in southern Granville Township, Mercer County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

Saint Francis Catholic Church (Cranberry Prairie, Ohio)

History

A post office called Cranberry Prairie was established in 1851, and remained in operation until 1904.[2] Besides the post office, Cranberry Prairie has a Catholic church and a country store.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cranberry Prairie, Ohio
  2. "Mercer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  3. Scranton, S. S. (1907). History of Mercer County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 198.

40°23′34″N 84°34′50″W / 40.392867°N 84.580652°W / 40.392867; -84.580652


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