Tymochtee, Ohio

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

History

A post office called Tymochtee was in operation between 1823 and 1894.[2] The community takes its name from nearby Tymochtee Creek.[3] Tymochtee is a name derived from the Wyandot language meaning "stream around the plains".[4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tymochtee, Ohio
  2. "Wyandot County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  3. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 135.
  4. Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 527. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.

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