Nankin, Ohio facts for kids
Nankin is a small community located in Ashland County, Ohio, in the United States. It's known as an unincorporated community, which means it's a place where people live together but it doesn't have its own local government like a city or a village. Nankin is also a Census-designated place, which is a special area the government uses for counting people in a census.
You can find Nankin in southern Orange Township. It's easy to spot on a map because it sits right where two state roads, Route 58 and Route 302, cross paths. It's also not far from a bigger road, U.S. 250. The community has its own post office and a special number called a ZIP code, which is 44848, used for mail delivery.
History of Nankin
Nankin has an interesting past. When it was first planned out in 1828, it wasn't called Nankin at all! Its original name was Orange.
A few years later, in 1833, the community got its own post office. That's when the name Nankin officially started being used for the area.
