Chattanooga, Ohio

Chattanooga is an unincorporated community located in Mercer County, Ohio, United States.^[1]

History

A post office called Chattanooga was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1905.^[2] Chattanooga is derived from the Cherokee name for "crow's nest".^[3] In 1907, Chattanooga had 100 inhabitants.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chattanooga, Ohio
↑ "Mercer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
↑ Marsh, Carole (1995). Ohio Indian Dictionary for Kids!. Carole Marsh Books. p. 12.
↑ Scranton, S. S. (1907). History of Mercer County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 156.

Municipalities and communities of Mercer County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Celina

City	Celina

Villages	Burkettsville‡ Chickasaw Coldwater Ft. Recovery Mendon Montezuma Rockford St. Henry

Townships	Black Creek Butler Center Dublin Franklin Gibson Granville Hopewell Jefferson Liberty Marion Recovery Union Washington

Unincorporated communities	Carthagena Cassella Chattanooga Cranberry Prairie Erastus Macedon Maria Stein Mercer Monterey Neptune Padua Philothea Saint Joseph Saint Rosa Sebastian Sharpsburg Wabash Wendelin

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°38′13″N 84°47′06″W / 40.63694°N 84.78500°W / 40.63694; -84.78500

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