Humboldt, Ohio

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

Humboldt had its start in 1878 when the railroad was extended to that point.^[2] A post office called Humboldt was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1935.^[3] Humboldt was a whistle stop on the Ohio Southern Railroad.^[4]

[1]
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Humboldt, Ohio
[2]
Federal Writers' Project (1938). Chillicothe and Ross County. Works Progress Administration. p. 78.
[3]
"Ross County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
[4]
Bennett, Henry Holcomb (1902). The County of Ross: A History of Ross County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days. Selwyn A. Brant. p. 322.

39°16′38″N 83°18′50″W

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[1] [1]
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Humboldt, Ohio

[2] [2]
Federal Writers' Project (1938). Chillicothe and Ross County. Works Progress Administration. p. 78.

[3] [3]
"Ross County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2016.

[4] [4]
Bennett, Henry Holcomb (1902). The County of Ross: A History of Ross County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days. Selwyn A. Brant. p. 322.

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Humboldt, Ohio

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