Drakesburg is an unincorporated community in Portage County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is located in Freedom Township at the intersection of Nichols Road and state routes 303 and 88.[1]
History
editThe community derives its name from Orsamus Drake, the proprietor of a local tavern.[2]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Drakesburg, Ohio
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 39.
41°14′08″N 81°08′04″W / 41.23556°N 81.13444°W
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