Watkins, Ohio

Watkins, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Watkins, Ohio Location of Watkins, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°12′45″N 83°14′49″W / 40.21250°N 83.24694°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Counties	Union
Elevation[1]	961 ft (293 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	43040
Area code(s)	937
GNIS feature ID	1065456[1]

Watkins is an unincorporated community in Mill Creek Township, Union County, Ohio, United States. It is located at 40°12′45″N 83°14′49″W / 40.21250°N 83.24694°WCoordinates: 40°12′45″N 83°14′49″W / 40.21250°N 83.24694°W,^[2] along Watkins Road, between U.S. Route 33 and U.S. Route 42, about five miles east of Marysville.^[3]

History

Watkins was laid out and platted in 1838, and named for Joseph S. Watkins, a government surveyor.^[4] The Watkins Post office was established on March 18, 1840, but was discontinued on July 31, 1908. The mail service is now sent through the Marysville branch.^[5]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Watkins, Ohio
3. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 78.
4. Durant, Pliny A. (1883). The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, towns ... Chicago: Beers, W. H., & co. p. 342.
5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Watkins Post Office