Mexico, Ohio

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Mexico, Ohio
Unincorporated community
OHMap-doton-Mexico.png
Location of Mexico, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°59′11″N83°11′36″W / 40.98639°N 83.19333°W / 40.98639; -83.19333
Country United States
State Ohio
County Wyandot
Township Tymochtee
Elevation
[1]
807 ft (246 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1048970 [1]

Mexico is an unincorporated community in northeastern Tymochtee Township, Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. [2]

History

Mexico was laid out and platted in 1832. [3] The community was named in commemoration of the Mexican War of Independence. [4] The community was located in Crawford County until land the town site occupies was given to form Wyandot County in 1845. [5] A post office was established at Mexico in 1837, and remained in operation until 1902. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mexico, Ohio
  2. ↑ DeLorme, Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, 7th ed., Yarmouth, Maine, 2004, p. 47 ISBN   0-89933-281-1
  3. ↑ Marvin Jr., Ronald I. (August 24, 2015). A Brief History of Wyandot County, Ohio. History Press. p. 56. ISBN   978-1-62585-535-0.
  4. ↑ Peacefull, Leonard (1996). A Geography of Ohio. Kent State University Press. p. 219. ISBN   9780873385251 . Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  5. ↑ Perrin, William Henry; Battle, J. H.; Goodspeed, Weston Arthur (1881). History of Crawford County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Baskin & Battey. p. 966.
  6. ↑ "Wyandot County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 7, 2015.


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