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

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Texas, Ohio
  2. "Henry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  3. Aldrich, Lewis Cass (1888). History of Henry and Fulton Counties, Ohio. D. Mason & Company. p. 251.
  4. "Towns named after states". Reading Eagle. July 2, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved October 14, 2015.

41°25′25″N 83°57′06″W / 41.42361°N 83.95167°W / 41.42361; -83.95167


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