Watkins, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States
40°12′45″N 83°14′49″W / 40.21250°N 83.24694°W / 40.21250; -83.24694CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountiesUnionElevation961 ft (293 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
43040
Area code(s)937, 326GNIS feature ID1065456[1]

Watkins is an unincorporated community in Mill Creek Township, Union County, Ohio, United States. It is located along Watkins Road, between U.S. Route 33 and U.S. Route 42, about five miles east of Marysville.[2]

History

Watkins was laid out and platted in 1838, and named for Joseph S. Watkins, a government surveyor.[3] 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.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Watkins, Ohio
  2. ^ Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '06, Chicago, 2006, p. 78
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Watkins Post Office
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