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	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID	1048970[1]

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 current town site was located in Crawford County until land 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

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. 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.