Watkins, Ohio

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Watkins, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Watkins, Ohio is located in Ohio
Watkins, Ohio
Watkins, Ohio
Location of Watkins, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°12′45″N 83°14′49″W / 40.21250°N 83.24694°W / 40.21250; -83.24694
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesUnion
Elevation
[1]
961 ft (293 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43040
Area code(s)937, 326
GNIS feature ID1065456[1]

Watkins is an unincorporated community in Mill Creek Township, Union County, Ohio, United States. It is located along Watkins Road, between U.S. Route 33 and U.S. Route 42, about five miles east of Marysville.[2]

History

Watkins was laid out and platted in 1838, and named for Joseph S. Watkins, a government surveyor.[3] The Watkins Post office was established on March 18, 1840, but was discontinued on July 31, 1908. The mail service is now sent through the Marysville branch.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Watkins, Ohio
  2. ^ Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '06, Chicago, 2006, p. 78
  3. ^ Durant, Pliny A. (1883). The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, towns ... Chicago: Beers, W. H., & co. p. 342.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Watkins Post Office


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