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
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ohio, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 43, ISBN 0899332242
  3. "St. Clair County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  4. "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.
  5. "Towns named after states". Reading Eagle. Jul 2, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 14 October 2015.



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