Scotch Ridge, Ohio
Scotch Ridge, Ohio | |
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 The former Scotch Ridge United Presbyterian Church | |
  Scotch Ridge, Ohio  Scotch Ridge, Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 41°24′09″N 83°31′23″W / 41.40250°N 83.52306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Wood |
| Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 419 & 567 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1084140[1] |
Scotch Ridge is an unincorporated community in Wood County, Ohio, United States.[1][3] It is part of Webster Township and located at the intersection of OH 199 and OH 105.
Scotch Ridge is part of the Eastwood Local School District.
A post office called Scotch Ridge was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1926.[4] The community derives its name from Scotland, the ancestral home of a large share of the first settlers.[5]
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General vicinity of Scotch Ridge, Ohio
Notes
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scotch Ridge, Ohio
- ^ "Search". Google Maps. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ^ Scotch Ridge, Ohio-Ohio Hometown Locator
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 124.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |