Frederick 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
Miami County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
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.
History
Former variant names of Frederick were Fredericktown and Fidelity. A post office called Fidelity was established in 1849, and remained in operation until 1907. Frederick was named for Frederick Yount, a pioneer settler.
References
Unincorporated communities in Miami County, Ohio
Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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