Crawford is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Wyandot County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
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.
History
A post office was established at Crawford in 1838, and remained in operation until 1920. The community was named for
William Crawford (1732–1782), a soldier in American Revolutionary War who was burnt at the stake by Indians nearby.
See also
*
Col. Crawford Burn Site Monument
References
Unincorporated communities in Wyandot County, Ohio
1838 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1838
Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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