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]

gollark: Dead doesn't rhyme with few,But few rhymes with pew.
gollark: Switch to 24-hour time.It's much better than a lime.You do not need to mime.
gollark: I can write a decent rhymeGiven a lot of timeDid you know that 1 is not prime?
gollark: I got those sick beatsAbout which I now write tweetsIs a rhyming dictionary considered cheats?Writing this is a series of hard feats.
gollark: XLII

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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