Brush Ridge, Ohio | |
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  Brush Ridge, Ohio Location of Brush Ridge, Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′15″N83°09′13″W / 40.68750°N 83.15361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| Counties | Marion |
| Elevation | 951 ft (290 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 43302 |
| Area code | 740 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1056734 [1] |
Brush Ridge is an unincorporated community in Grand Prairie Township, Marion County, Ohio, United States. Brush Ridge is served by Ridgedale Local School District.
Brush Ridge was one of the first communities in Marion County, and at one time the largest community in Grand Prairie Township, [2] the Free-Will Baptist Church (now Grand Prairie Baptist Church) was built here in 1867. [3] In 1900, the "Brush Ridge Horse Protecting Company of Marion and Wyandot Counties" was established here. [4] In 1907, when the community was suddenly overrun by rats, a rather famous six-week-long rat hunt was held, with a total of 6,600 rats having been killed. [5]
Brush Ridge is located north of Marion and east of Morral at the interchange of U.S. Route 23 and Ohio State Routes 231 and 423. [6]
The Little Sandusky River begins near Brush Ridge. [7]
Wyandot County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,900. Its county seat is Upper Sandusky. It was named for the Wyandot Indians, who lived here before and after European encounter. Their autonym is variously translated from their language as "around the plains" and "dwellers on the peninsula".
Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,359. Its county seat is Marion. The county was created in 1820 and later organized in 1824. It is named for General Francis "The Swamp Fox" Marion, a South Carolinian officer in the Revolutionary War.
Herrin is a city in Williamson County, Illinois. The population was 12,352 at the 2020 census. The city is part of the Marion-Herrin Micropolitan Area and is a part of the Carbondale-Marion-Herrin, Illinois Combined Statistical Area with 123,272 residents, the sixth most populous Combined statistical area in Illinois.
Amanda Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,036.
The Sandusky River is a tributary to Lake Erie in north-central Ohio in the United States. It is about 133 miles (214 km) long and flows into Lake Erie at the southwest side of Sandusky Bay.
Kirkpatrick is an unincorporated community in northern Scott Township, Marion County, Ohio, United States. The ZIP code assigned to Kirkpatrick by the United States Postal Service is 43302 — the same as Marion. Kirkpatrick is the location of the Scott Township Hall. The current population of Kirkpatrick is less than 200. Kirkpatrick is served by Ridgedale Local School District. Kirkpatrick is the location of the Scott Township Hall.
Sandusky Bay is a bay on Lake Erie in northern Ohio, formed at the mouth of the Sandusky River. It was identified as Lac Sandouské on a 1718 French map, with early variations recorded that suggest the name was derived from Native American languages. The Thomas A. Edison Memorial Bridge was constructed across it in the 20th century to connect highways in Erie and Ottawa counties.
Dover Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,621 people in the township.
Antrim Township is one of the thirteen townships of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,155 people in the township.
Marseilles Township is one of the thirteen townships of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 404 people in the township, 93 of whom lived in the village of Marseilles.
Pitt Township is one of the thirteen townships of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 909 people in the township, 160 of whom lived in the village of Harpster.
Dallas Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 459.
Grand Prairie Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,586 people in the township.
Salt Rock Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 605 people in the township, 373 of whom lived in the village of Morral.
Maria Stein is a census-designated place in central Marion Township, Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The community and the Maria Stein Convent lie at the center of the area known as the Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches, where a missionary priest, Father Francis de Sales Brunner, established a number of parishes for German Catholics.
Harrison Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,397.
McCutchenville is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Wyandot and southern Seneca counties, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44844. It lies at the intersection of State Routes 53 and 587. The population was 371 at the 2020 census.
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church is a historic Roman Catholic church in Marion Township, Mercer County, Ohio, United States. Located in the unincorporated community of Maria Stein, it is the home of an active congregation and has been recognized as a historic site because of its well-preserved late nineteenth-century Romanesque Revival architecture.
Wyandot may refer to:
Arbela is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Union County, Ohio, United States. It is located at the intersection of Ohio State Route 739 and Cunningham-Arbela Road.
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