Poplar Ridge, Ohio

Poplar Ridge is an unincorporated community in Darke County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Poplar Ridge was laid out on the Greenville and West Milton Pike.[2] A post office called Poplar Ridge was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1899[3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Poplar Ridge, Ohio
  2. Wilson, Frazer Ells (1914). History of Darke County, Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time, Vol. 1. Milford, Ohio: Hobart Publishing Company. p. 592.
  3. "Darke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 December 2015.

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