Mexico, Ohio

Mexico, Ohio
Mexico, Ohio
Unincorporated community
	Location of Mexico, Ohio
	Coordinates: 40°59′11″N 83°11′36″W / 40.98639°N 83.19333°WCoordinates: 40°59′11″N 83°11′36″W / 40.98639°N 83.19333°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Wyandot
Township	Tymochtee
Elevation	810 ft (250 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	1048970

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

40°59′11″N 83°11′36″W / 40.98639°N 83.19333°W (40.9864448, -83.1932520), it lies at an elevation of 810 feet (247 m).^[1]

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]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Mexico, Wyandot County, Ohio". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
^ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 47. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
^ Marvin Jr., Ronald I. (24 August 2015). A Brief History of Wyandot County, Ohio. History Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-62585-535-0.
^ Peacefull, Leonard (1996). A Geography of Ohio. Kent State University Press. p. 219. ISBN 9780873385251. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
^ 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.
^ "Wyandot County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

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[gnis-1] "Mexico, Wyandot County, Ohio". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

[2] DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 47. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.

[3] Marvin Jr., Ronald I. (24 August 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 8 December 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 7 December 2015.

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v t Municipalities and communities of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Upper Sandusky
City	Upper Sandusky
Villages	Carey Forest‡ Harpster Kirby Marseilles Nevada Sycamore Wharton
Townships	Antrim Crane Crawford Eden Jackson Marseilles Mifflin Pitt Richland Ridge Salem Sycamore Tymochtee
CDP	McCutchenville‡
Unincorporated communities	Belle Vernon Brownstown Crawford Deunquat Little Sandusky Lovell Mexico Mononcue Seal Tymochtee Wyandot
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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