West Lodi, Ohio

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West Lodi is an unincorporated community in Reed Township, Seneca County, Ohio, United States. [1]

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Reed Township, Seneca County, Ohio Township in Ohio, United States

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History

West Lodi was laid out and platted in 1838. [2] A post office called West Lodi was established in 1843, and remained in operation until 1932. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Lodi, Ohio
  2. Lang, William (1880). History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. Transcript Printing Company. p. 578.
  3. "Seneca County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 December 2015.

Coordinates: 41°09′51″N82°56′18″W / 41.16417°N 82.93833°W / 41.16417; -82.93833

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