Toboso, Ohio

Toboso is an unincorporated community in Licking County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Toboso was laid out in 1852 when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] The community most likely was named after El Toboso, in Spain.[3] A post office was in operation at Toboso from 1854 until 1957.[4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Toboso, Ohio
  2. Brister, Edwin M. P. (1909). Centennial History of the City of Newark and Licking County, Ohio. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 256.
  3. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 133.
  4. "Licking County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 December 2015.



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