Jumbo, Ohio

McDonald Township hall and road-maintenance garage

Jumbo is an unincorporated community in Hardin County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

Jumbo had its start in 1881 when Walter Blansfield opened a store there.^[2] A post office was established at Jumbo in 1883, and remained in operation until 1901.^[3] The community was named after Jumbo, the circus elephant.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jumbo, Ohio
↑ The History of Hardin County, Ohio. Warner Beers & Company. 1883. p. 703.
↑ "Hardin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 67.

Municipalities and communities of Hardin County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Kenton

City	Kenton

Villages	Ada Alger Dunkirk Forest‡ McGuffey Mt. Victory Patterson Ridgeway‡

Townships	Blanchard Buck Cessna Dudley Goshen Hale Jackson Liberty Lynn Marion McDonald Pleasant Roundhead Taylor Creek Washington

CDP	Dola

Unincorporated communities	Blanchard Foraker Grant Grassy Point Hepburn Holden‡ Huntersville Jumbo Jump Maysville‡ Mentzer Pfeiffer Roundhead Silver Creek Yelverton

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°35′42″N 83°45′29″W / 40.59500°N 83.75806°W / 40.59500; -83.75806

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