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Not to be confused with Garfield Heights, Ohio.

Garfield is an unincorporated community in Mahoning County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

Garfield was laid out in 1875 when the Pennsylvania Railroad was extended to that point. The community was named after James A. Garfield, an Ohio legislator and afterward 20th President of the United States. An early variant name was Garfield Station. A post office called Garfield was establsihed in 1899, and remained in operation until 1958.

Municipalities and communities of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States
Cities
Villages
Townships
  • Austintown
  • Beaver
  • Berlin
  • Boardman
  • Canfield
  • Coitsville
  • Ellsworth
  • Goshen
  • Green
  • Jackson
  • Milton
  • Poland
  • Smith
  • Springfield
CDPs
Unincorporated
communities
Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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