Cozaddale, Ohio

Cozaddale is an unincorporated community in southeastern Hamilton Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States.[1] It is about one mile south of Comargo, one mile southeast of Hickory Corner, and two miles west of Pleasant Plain, and three miles north of Goshen, Ohio.

Location of Cozaddale, Ohio

History

Cozaddale was platted by John J. Cozad in 1871, and named for him.[2] A post office was established at Cozaddale in 1871, and remained in operation until 1968.[3] Cozad also founded the city of Cozad, Nebraska.[4][5]

Notable people
  • Clem Bevans was born in 1879 in Cozaddale. He had a long and prolific film and stage career and often played older men in supporting roles.
  • Ches Crist was born in 1882 in Cozaddale. He is the only Cozaddale-born native to play professional baseball. He played for the 1906 Philadelphia Phillies, appearing in six games as a catcher.
  • George Terwilleger was born in Cozaddale in 1941, and served as Warren County Commissioner and as Ohio state representative. A bridge in Foster, Ohio, where the Old 3-C Highway crosses the Little Miami River, is named in his honor.
  • Robert Henri, son of John J. Cozad, lived in Cozaddale as a boy. He was a prolific portrait artist and teacher. Leader of the Immortal Eight and the Ashcan School.
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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cozaddale, Ohio
  2. The History of Warren County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County ; Its Townships, Towns. W.H. Beers & Company. 1882. p. 618.
  3. "Warren County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  4. Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  5. "Cozad, Dawson County". Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies. University of Nebraska. Retrieved 4 August 2014.



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