Watkins, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Watkins, Ohio is located in Ohio
Watkins, Ohio
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
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesUnion
Elevation
[1]
961 ft (293 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43040
Area code(s)937, 326
GNIS feature ID1065456[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; -83.24694,[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. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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


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