Ohio, Missouri
Ohio is an unincorporated community in northern St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is at the intersection of Missouri routes A and F and south of Cooper Creek. Lowry City is on Missouri Route 13 approximately seven miles to the east and Appleton City is approximately nine miles to the west-northwest on Missouri Route 52.[2]
History
A post office called Ohio was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1941.[3] The community took its name from Ohio, the native state of a large share of the first settlers.[4][5]
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References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ohio, Missouri
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 43, ISBN 0899332242
- "St. Clair County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- "St. Clair County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- "Towns named after states". Reading Eagle. Jul 2, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
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