Oceola, Ohio
Oceola is a census-designated place (CDP) in central Tod Township, Crawford County, Ohio, United States.[1] As of the 2010 census its population was 190.[2] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44860.[3] It is located along the road that was U.S. Route 30 until being upgraded to a freeway.
History
Oceola was laid out in 1842.[4] The community was named for Osceola, the leader of the Seminole in Florida.[5] A post office called Oceola has been in operation since 1840.[6]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oceola, Ohio
- ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Oceola CDP, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- ↑ Zip Code Lookup
- ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 102.
- ↑ History of Crawford County and Ohio. Baskin & Battey. 1881. p. 617.
- ↑ "Crawford County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
Coordinates: 40°50′41″N 83°05′38″W / 40.84472°N 83.09389°W
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