unincorporated community
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Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
, United States. It is part of Webster Township and located at the intersection of OH 199 and OH 105.
Scotch Ridge is part of the
Eastwood Local School District
Eastwood Local School District is a school district in Northwest Ohio
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.
A post office called Scotch Ridge was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1926. The community derives its name from
Scotland
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, the ancestral home of a large share of the first settlers.