Meeker, Ohio

Meeker is an unincorporated community in Marion County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

A former variant name was Cochranton,[1] after Col. William Cochran, the original owner of the town site.[2] A post office called Cochranton was established in 1829, the name was changed to Meeker in 1908, and the post office closed in 1943.[3] The present name was adopted in honor of one Mr. Meeker, the treasurer of a local railroad project.[4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Meeker, Ohio
  2. Koblentz, Stuart J.; Marion County Historical Society (22 August 2007). Marion County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-4396-3483-7.
  3. "Marion County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  4. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 86.


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