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Appearance move to sidebar hide Coordinates: 41°14′18″N 81°44′42″W / 41.23833°N 81.74500°W / 41.23833; -81.74500 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

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

History

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A post office called Hinckley has been in operation since 1825.[1] The community has the name of Judge Samuel Hinckley, a land speculator from Massachusetts.[2] A variant name was Hinckley Center.[3]

Notable former and current residents

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• Connor Cook, a former NFL and XFL quarterback. Played college football at Michigan State
• Jim Donovan, the radio voice of the Cleveland Browns and sports director of WKYC-3 in Cleveland
• Avery Jenkins, professional disc golfer and 2009 PDGA World Champion
• Valarie Jenkins, professional disc golfer and four-time PDGA World Champion
• Matt Tifft, a professional NASCAR driver
• Luke Raley, professional baseball player in the MLB. Currently plays for the Seattle Mariners.

References

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1. ^ "Medina County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
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. 607.
3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hinckley, Ohio

v t e Municipalities and communities of Medina County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Medina
Cities	Brunswick Medina Rittman‡ Wadsworth
Villages	Chippewa Lake Creston‡ Gloria Glens Park Lodi Seville Spencer Westfield Center
Townships	Brunswick Hills Chatham Granger Guilford Harrisville Hinckley Homer Lafayette Litchfield Liverpool Medina Montville Sharon Spencer Wadsworth Westfield York
CDPs	Sharon Center Valley City
Othercommunities	Abbeyville Beebetown Bennetts Corners Chatham Coddingville Crawford Corners Erhart Friendsville Granger Hinckley Homerville Litchfield Mallet Creek Pawnee Remsen Corners River Styx Western Star‡ Weymouth
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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41°14′18″N 81°44′42″W / 41.23833°N 81.74500°W / 41.23833; -81.74500

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