Chili, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States
40°22′26″N 81°45′14″W / 40.37389°N 81.75389°W / 40.37389; -81.75389CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyCoshoctonElevation
810 ft (250 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS feature ID1048600[1]

Chili is an unincorporated community in Crawford Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States.

History

Chili originally grew up around a blacksmith shop which was established there.[2] The community was platted in 1834.[3][4] A post office opened under the name Winklepeck's in 1834, the name was changed to Chili in 1838, and the post office closed in 1908.[5][6] The distinguished surgeon George Washington Crile was born in Chili.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chili, Ohio
  2. ^ Bahmer, William J. (1909). Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 75.
  3. ^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. pp. 491. coshocton county ohio history.
  4. ^ Hunt, William Ellis (1876). Historical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio. R. Clarke & Company. pp. 5.
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chili, OH post office
  6. ^ "Coshocton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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