Mexico, Ohio
Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States
Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States
40°59′11″N 83°11′36″W / 40.98639°N 83.19333°W / 40.98639; -83.19333[1]
Mexico is an unincorporated community in northeastern Tymochtee Township, Wyandot County, Ohio, United States.[2]
History
Mexico was laid out and platted in 1832.[3] The community was named in commemoration of the Mexican War of Independence.[4] The community was located in Crawford County until land the town site occupies was given to form Wyandot County in 1845.[5] A post office was established at Mexico in 1837, and remained in operation until 1902.[6]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mexico, Ohio
- ^ DeLorme, Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, 7th ed., Yarmouth, Maine, 2004, p. 47 ISBN 0-89933-281-1
- ^ Marvin Jr., Ronald I. (August 24, 2015). A Brief History of Wyandot County, Ohio. History Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-62585-535-0.
- ^ Peacefull, Leonard (1996). A Geography of Ohio. Kent State University Press. p. 219. ISBN 9780873385251. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- ^ Perrin, William Henry; Battle, J. H.; Goodspeed, Weston Arthur (1881). History of Crawford County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Baskin & Battey. p. 966.
- ^ "Wyandot County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
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Municipalities and communities of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Upper Sandusky
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- Forest‡
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- Marseilles
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- Sycamore
- Wharton
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