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Hinckley is an unincorporated community in Medina County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

A post office called Hinckley has been in operation since 1825. The community has the name of Judge Samuel Hinckley, a land speculator from Massachusetts. A variant name was Hinckey Center.


Notable former and current residents

  • Connor Cook, an NFL quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals, played college football at Michigan State
  • Matt Tifft, a professional NASCAR driver
  • Valarie Jenkins, professional disc golfer and four-time PDGA World Champion
  • Avery Jenkins, professional disc golfer and 2009 PDGA World Champion

Jim Donovan, the radio voice of the Cleveland Browns and sports director of WKYC-3 in Cleveland.

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