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Meeker, Ohio

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Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Meeker is an unincorporated community in Marion County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. Meeker is served by Ridgedale Local School District.

History

A former variant name was Cochranton, after Col. William Cochran, the original owner of the town site. A post office called Cochranton was established in 1829, the name was changed to Meeker in 1908, and the post office closed in 1943. The present name was adopted in honor of one Mr. Meeker, the treasurer of a local railroad project.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Meeker, Ohio
  2. Koblentz, Stuart J.; Marion County Historical Society (August 22, 2007). Marion County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-4396-3483-7.
  3. "Marion County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  4. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 86.
Municipalities and communities of Marion County, Ohio, United States
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40°38′37″N 83°18′21″W / 40.64361°N 83.30583°W / 40.64361; -83.30583


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