Tedrow, Ohio

Tedrow is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Dover Township, Fulton County, Ohio, United States. It lies at the intersection of the east-west County Road J with the north-south County Roads 17-2 and 17-3, 3 miles (5 km) north and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of the northern edge of the city of Wauseon, the county seat of Fulton County. The community lies less than one mile (about 1 km) north of the Ohio Turnpike, although the nearest exit is several miles away.[2]

Tedrow, Ohio
Census-designated place
Location of Tedrow, Ohio
Coordinates: 41.6033843°N 84.2060594°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Fulton
Township	Dover
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
Area
• Total	0.32 sq mi (0.83 km^2)
• Land	0.32 sq mi (0.83 km^2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km^2)
Elevation [1]	768 ft (234 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	173
• Density	539/sq mi (208.3/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	43567
Area code(s)	419 and 567
FIPS code	39-76358
GNIS feature ID	1061678[1]

The 2010 US Census counted 73 households and 173 people living in Tedrow.[3]

History

1858 platt map showing Spring Hill, now known as Tedrow

Spring Hill

Brush Creek, a tributary of the Tiffin River, rises near Tedrow.[4] The creek is fed by a spring. The spring's clean water made the spot a favorite Indian campground and resting place in their migratory hunting excursions.[5] Thus, Tedrow was first known as "Spring Hill", as shown on an 1858 plat map.

Tedrow Post Office

A post office was established in 1839, and remained in operation until 1917.[6] The community was named for the local Tedrow family.[7]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 28 March 2016.
2. DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 25. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Tedrow CDP, Ohio". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
4. DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, pp. 25, 35. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
5. Aldrich, Lewis Cass (1888). History of Henry and Fulton counties, Ohio : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Syracuse, N. Y.: D. Mason & Co., Publishers. pp. 465–475.
6. "Fulton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
7. Reighard, Frank H. (1920). A Standard History of Fulton County, Ohio (Volume 1). Lewis Publishing Company. p. 344.