Watkins, Ohio

Watkins, Ohio
Unincorporated community
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
Country United States
State Ohio
Counties Union
Elevation[1] 961 ft (293 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 43040
Area code(s) 937
GNIS feature ID 1065456[1]

Watkins is an unincorporated community in Mill Creek Township, Union County, Ohio, United States. It is located at 40°12′45″N 83°14′49″W / 40.21250°N 83.24694°W / 40.21250; -83.24694Coordinates: 40°12′45″N 83°14′49″W / 40.21250°N 83.24694°W / 40.21250; -83.24694,[2] along Watkins Road, between U.S. Route 33 and U.S. Route 42, about five miles east of Marysville.[3]

History

Watkins was laid out and platted in 1838, and named for Joseph S. Watkins, a government surveyor.[4] 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.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Watkins, Ohio
  3. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 78.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Watkins Post Office


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/27/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.