Cozaddale, Ohio

Cozaddale is an unincorporated community in southeastern Hamilton Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States.^[1] It is two miles west of Pleasant Plain, and three miles north of Goshen, Ohio.

History

Cozaddale was platted by John J. Cozad in 1871, and named for him.^[2] A post office was established at Cozaddale in 1871, and remained in operation until 1968.^[3] Cozad also founded the city of Cozad, Nebraska.^[4][5]

Notable people

• Clem Bevans was born in 1879 in Cozaddale. He had a long and prolific film and stage career and often played older men in supporting roles.
• Ches Crist was born in 1882 in Cozaddale. He was the only Cozaddale-born native to date to play professional baseball. He played for the 1906 Philadelphia Phillies, appearing in six games as a catcher.
• George Terwilleger was born in Cozaddale in 1941, and served as Warren County Commissioner and as Ohio state representative. A bridge in Foster, Ohio, where the Old 3-C Highway crosses the Little Miami River, is named in his honor.
• Robert Henri (né Robert Henry Cozad), son of John J. Cozad, lived in Cozaddale as a boy. He was a prolific portrait artist and teacher. Leader of the Immortal Eight and the Ashcan School.