Meade or Mutton Jerk or Salem is an

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in Pickaway Township, Pickaway County,

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. Meade is located at the intersection of State Route 159 and Hayesville Rd. (Pickaway County Rd. #11). Its population is 79. Its children attend school in the Logan Elm Local School District. The nearest towns are

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( Ross County) and Circleville (Pickaway County). Meade has only one commercial building, which is the Salem

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. Its central thoroughfare is Hayesville Road. Meade has previously gone by the names Mutton Jerk and Salem. A post office called Meade was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1903.

Gallery

File:MeadeOhio1.JPG, Salem United Methodist Church in Meade, Ohio File:MeadeOhio2.JPG, Church announcement board File:MeadeOhio3.JPG, Looking northwest on Hayesville Road in Meade, Ohio

References

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