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

History

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Pawnee was originally called Esselburn's Corners, after Louis Esselburn, who started a general store there in 1872.[2] A post office called Pawnee was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1887.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pawnee, Ohio
  2. ^ History of Medina County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Baskin & Battey. 1881. p. 503.
  3. ^ "Medina County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

41°04′03″N 82°04′37″W / 41.06750°N 82.07694°W / 41.06750; -82.07694