Fresno,_Ohio

Fresno, Ohio

Fresno, Ohio

Census-designated place in Ohio, United States

Fresno is a census-designated place in eastern White Eyes Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States.[3] As of the 2020 census it had a population of 140. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43824.[4] It lies along State Route 93 between West Lafayette and Baltic.

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History

Fresno was originally called Jacktown.[5] The residents apparently didn't like the name Jacktown, and the community was renamed Avondale by popular vote.[6] A post office was established under the name Avondale in 1875, and the name of the post office was changed to Fresno in 1905.[7]

Notable person

World-class runner Brian Olinger grew up in Fresno and attended Ridgewood High School.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fresno, Ohio
  2. [2]
    "Fresno CPD, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
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    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fresno, Ohio
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    Zip Code Lookup
  5. [5]
    Bahmer, William J. (1909). Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 75.
  6. [6]
    Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. p. 621.
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    "Coshocton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  8. [8]
    USATF.



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