Thackery, Ohio
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.}}
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Thackery is an unincorporated community in southeastern Jackson and southwestern Mad River Townships in Champaign County, Ohio, United States.{{gnis|1046996|Thackery}} It lies along State Route 55, southwest of the city of Urbana,DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 56. {{ISBN|0-89933-281-1}}. the county seat of Champaign County.{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}
History
A post office called Thackery was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1965.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Champaign | title=Champaign County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=21 December 2015}} The community was named for its founder, one Mr. Thackery.{{cite book|last=Middleton|first=Evan P.|title=History of Champaign County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_TdQyAQAAMAAJ|year=1917|publisher=B.F. Bowen|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_TdQyAQAAMAAJ/page/n909 898]}}
References
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Ohio
Category:Unincorporated communities in Champaign County, Ohio
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