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]

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 April 14, 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. July 2, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved October 14, 2015.

38°09′20″N 93°51′07″W / 38.15556°N 93.85194°W / 38.15556; -93.85194


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