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Abanaka, Ohio
Abanaka, Ohio
Unincorporated community
	Abanaka, Ohio Abanaka, Ohio
	Coordinates: 40°45′36″N 84°41′54″W / 40.76000°N 84.69833°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Van Wert
Elevation	830 ft (250 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes	419 & 567
GNIS feature ID	1048447

Abanaka is an unincorporated community in Van Wert County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

A post office called Abanaka was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1906.^[2] Abanaka is a name derived from a Native American language meaning "easterner".^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abanaka, Ohio
^ "Van Wert County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
^ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.

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[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abanaka, Ohio

[2] "Van Wert County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 13, 2015.

[3] Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.

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Abanaka, Ohio

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