Fresno, Ohio

Fresno, Ohio
Census-designated place
The former Fresno Elementary School
Location of Fresno, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°19′51″N81°44′19″W / 40.33083°N 81.73861°W / 40.33083; -81.73861
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Coshocton
Townships	White Eyes
Elevation [1]	807 ft (246 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	140
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP	43824
Area code	740
GNIS feature ID	2628893 [1]

Fresno is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in eastern White Eyes Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. ^[3] As of the 2020 census it had a population of 140. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43824. ^[4] It lies along State Route 93 between West Lafayette and Baltic.

History

Fresno was originally called Jacktown. ^[5] The residents apparently didn't like the name Jacktown, and the community was renamed Avondale by popular vote. ^[6] A post office was established under the name Avondale in 1875, and the name of the post office was changed to Fresno in 1905. ^[7]

Notable person

World-class runner Brian Olinger grew up in Fresno and attended Ridgewood High School. ^[8]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fresno, Ohio
2. "Fresno CPD, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fresno, Ohio
4. Zip Code Lookup
5. Bahmer, William J. (1909). Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p.  75.
6. Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. p.  621.
7. "Coshocton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
8. USATF.