Swander, Ohio

Not to be confused with Swanders, Ohio.
Swander
Swander
Swander
Coordinates: 41°05′43″N 83°05′36″W / 41.09528°N 83.09333°W / 41.09528; -83.09333Coordinates: 41°05′43″N 83°05′36″W / 41.09528°N 83.09333°W / 41.09528; -83.09333
Country  United States
State  Ohio
County Seneca

Swander is an unincorporated community in Seneca County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

The post office Swander once had was called Morris.[2] The Morris post office was established in 1874, and discontinued in 1903.[3] Swander was the name of a prominent local family.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swander, Ohio
  2. Baughman, Abraham J. (1911). History of Seneca County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 459.
  3. "Seneca County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. Lang, William (1880). History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. Springfield, Ohio: Transcript Printing Company. p. 517.


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