Meeker 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
Marion County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
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. Meeker is served by
Ridgedale Local School District.
History
A former variant name was Cochranton, after Col. William Cochran, the original owner of the town site. A post office called Cochranton was established in 1829, the name was changed to Meeker in 1908, and the post office closed in 1943. The present name was adopted in honor of one Mr. Meeker, the treasurer of a local railroad project.
References
Unincorporated communities in Marion County, Ohio
Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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