Scotch Ridge, Ohio
Unincorporated community
The former Scotch Ridge United Presbyterian Church
The former Scotch Ridge United Presbyterian Church
Scotch Ridge, Ohio is located in Ohio
Scotch Ridge, Ohio
Scotch Ridge, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°24′09″N 83°31′23″W / 41.40250°N 83.52306°W / 41.40250; -83.52306
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyWood
Elevation
[1]
659 ft (201 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)419 & 567
GNIS feature ID1084140[1]

Scotch Ridge is an unincorporated community in Wood County, Ohio, United States.[1][3] It is part of Webster Township and located at the intersection of OH 199 and OH 105.

Scotch Ridge is part of the Eastwood Local School District.

A post office called Scotch Ridge was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1926.[4] The community derives its name from Scotland, the ancestral home of a large share of the first settlers.[5]


  • General vicinity of Scotch Ridge, Ohio
    General vicinity of Scotch Ridge, Ohio

Notes

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scotch Ridge, Ohio
  2. ^ "Search". Google Maps. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  3. ^ Scotch Ridge, Ohio-Ohio Hometown Locator
  4. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  5. ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 124.


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