Sugar Ridge, Ohio

Sugar Ridge is an unincorporated community in Wood County, Ohio, United States.^[1] It lies along Ohio State Route 25, north of Bowling Green and just west of Interstate 75.

Sugar Ridge, Ohio
Sugar Ridge Community Church
Coordinates: 41°25′44″N 83°37′21″W

History

Sugar Ridge was platted in 1882.^[2] A post office called Sugar Ridge was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1954.^[3]

Notable person

Bob Evans, the founder of Bob Evans Restaurants, was born at Sugar Ridge in 1918.^[4]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sugar Ridge, Ohio
2. Leeson, Michael A. (1897). Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Early Settlement and Development. J.H. Beers & Company. p. 316.
3. "Wood County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
4. Lafferty, Mike (June 22, 2007). "Bob Evans dies at 89". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved January 12, 2016.