Spring Mountain, Ohio

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States}}

Spring Mountain is an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States.

History

Spring Mountain was laid out in 1836.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofcoshoct00hill | title=History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881 | publisher=A. A. Graham | author=Graham, Albert Adams | year=1881 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofcoshoct00hill/page/562 562]}} The town was previously known as Ridge.{{GNIS|1061656}} Another early variant name was Van Buren.{{cite book|last=Bahmer|first=William J.|title=Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio|url=https://archive.org/details/centennialhisto00compgoog|year=1909|publisher=S. J. Clarke Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/centennialhisto00compgoog/page/n101 75]}} A post office was established under the name Ridge in 1850, the name was changed to Spring Mountain 1858, and the post office closed in 1919.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Coshocton | title=Coshocton County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=7 December 2015}}

References

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Category:Populated places in Coshocton County, Ohio