Texas, Ohio
Texas is an unincorporated community in Henry County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
A post office called Texas was established in 1846, and remained in operation until 1903.[2] Texas was briefly considered to become county seat after a fire burned the courthouse in 1847.[3] The community was named after the state of Texas.[4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Texas, Ohio
- "Henry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- Aldrich, Lewis Cass (1888). History of Henry and Fulton Counties, Ohio. D. Mason & Company. p. 251.
- "Towns named after states". Reading Eagle. Jul 2, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
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