Roundhead, Ohio

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Coordinates: 40°33′34″N 83°50′07″W / 40.55944°N 83.83528°W / 40.55944; -83.83528
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Location of Roundhead, Ohio
Location of Roundhead, Ohio

Roundhead is an

ZIP code 43346.[1]

History

Along State Routes 117 and 235 in the southern part of Roundhead

The first Euro-American settlement at Roundhead was made in 1832 on the site of a former Wyandot Indian village.[2] The community is named for the Wyandot chief Roundhead.[3] During its history, the community has also been referred to as "Round Head", "Round Heads", "Round Headstown", and "Roundheads Town".[4] A post office has been in operation at Roundhead since 1837.[5]

An archaeological site, the Zimmerman Kame, is located in the Roundhead vicinity; it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]

Geography

Located at an altitude of 1,004 feet (306 m),

Cincinnati,[9] the community is drained by the headwaters of the Scioto River, which meets the Ohio River at Portsmouth.[10]

Community

Besides its post office, the community includes a Park, a volunteer fire department,[11] a United Methodist Church, a restaurant/bar, and two cemeteries.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  2. ^ Kohler, Minnie Ichler (1910). A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Principal Interests,. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 186.
  3. ^ The History of Hardin County, Ohio. Warner Beers & Company. 1883. p. 254.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roundhead, Ohio
  5. ^ "Hardin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
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  8. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
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  11. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roundhead Volunteer Fire Department
  12. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Old Roundhead Cemetery
  13. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Roundhead Cemetery
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