South Ohio

For other places in Nova Scotia called Ohio, see Ohio, Nova Scotia.

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Ohio in Nova Scotia

South Ohio is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Yarmouth County. ^{[1] [2]}

The area was first settled by Nehemiah and Benjamin Churchill who about the year 1826 decided with a number of other Yarmouth families to go to Ohio, United States. For some reason these two men changed their minds and settled beyond the utmost settler, at what was known as the "Ponds." They gave the name of "Ohio" to their farms, which thus became the name of the settlement. ^[3]

References

1. Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 507. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
2. "South Ohio". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 26 November 2025.
3. Brown, Thomas J. (1922). Place-Names of the Province of Nova Scotia  . Halifax, N.S.: Royal Print & Litho. p. 107 – via Wikisource. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

43°55′11.66″N66°3′56.15″W / 43.9199056°N 66.0655972°W / 43.9199056; -66.0655972 (Ohio, Nova Scotia)