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'''Cobbs Corners''' is a former settlement in [[Portage County, Ohio|Portage County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Ohio]]. It was located in [[Mantua Township, Portage County, Ohio|Mantua Township]].<ref>{{GNIS|1074305|name=Cobbs Corners (historical)}}</ref>
==History==
A post office called Cobbs Corners was established in 1833, and remained in operation until 1850.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Portage |title=Portage County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=13 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304221928/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Portage |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}</ref> The community was named for Henry Cobb, the original owner of the town site and the first postmaster.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Brown|first1=Robert C.|last2=Norris|first2=J. E.|title=History of Portage County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RVDWAAAAMAAJ|year=1885|publisher=Warner, Beers & Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RVDWAAAAMAAJ/page/n717 757]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ohioghosttowns.org/portage-county/|title=Portage County|website=Ohio Ghost Towns|access-date=July 8, 2018}}</ref>
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