Martel, Ohio
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Martel 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 central Tully Township, Marion County,
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,
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. It had a
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with the ZIP code 43335. After its post office was closed, the community was made part of the
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ZIP code area.


History

Martel was laid out in 1881. A post office called Martel was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1996. Besides the post office, Martel had a railroad station. Martel also appears on some maps as Baker, Three Locusts, and Tully City.


References

Unincorporated communities in Marion County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{MarionCountyOH-geo-stub