Scotch Ridge, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States
41°24′09″N 83°31′23″W / 41.40250°N 83.52306°W / 41.40250; -83.52306CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyWoodElevation659 ft (201 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)419 & 567GNIS feature ID1084140[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]


  • General vicinity of Scotch Ridge, Ohio
    General vicinity of Scotch Ridge, Ohio

Notes

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scotch Ridge, Ohio
  2. ^ "Search". Google Maps. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  3. ^ Scotch Ridge, Ohio-Ohio Hometown Locator
  4. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  5. ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 124.
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