Moulton, Ohio
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Moulton 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 ...
located in southern Moulton Township,
Auglaize County Auglaize County () is a county in Northwestern Ohio, United States of America . As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,442. Its county seat and largest city is Wapakoneta. Auglaize County comprises the Wapakoneta Micropolitan Statisti ...
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. It is located along U.S. Route 33 between Wapakoneta and Saint Marys. The original two-lane stretch of U.S. Highway 33, now County Road 33-A, runs through the community. Moulton is served by the Saint Marys City School District and the Wapakoneta (45895) post office. The
Toledo and Ohio Central Railway The Toledo and Ohio Central Railway (T&OC) was a railway company in the U.S. state of Ohio from 1885 to 1952. In 1928 it was leased by the New York Central System, which purchased the line in 1938. Precursors *Atlantic & Lake Erie Railroad *A ...
, later merged into the
New York Central The New York Central Railroad was a railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The railroad primarily connected greater New York and Boston in the east with Chicago and St. Louis in the Midw ...
, operated a line from Columbus, through Russells Point, Gutman, Wapakoneta and to its terminus in Saint Marys, that ran through Moulton, which also served the now defunct Detjen Grain Company. This line was abandoned by New York Central's successor
Penn Central The Penn Central Transportation Company, commonly abbreviated to Penn Central, was an American class I railroad that operated from 1968 to 1976. Penn Central combined three traditional corporate rivals, the Pennsylvania, New York Central and the ...
and subsequently with the formation of Conrail.
West 2K dot com] Former FM station WERM, later WAXC, WZOQ and now
WFGF WFGF (92.1 FM, "92.1 The Frog") is a commercial radio station based in Wapakoneta, Ohio, broadcasting a country music format. Its studios are located in Lima, Ohio, with their transmitter located in Cridersville, Ohio, between Wapakoneta and ...
(now based in Lima) had its studio located in Moulton in a small A-frame brick house on County Rd. 33-A. Moulton Gas, a local propane business is also based in Moulton.


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Unincorporated communities in Auglaize County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{AuglaizeCountyOH-geo-stub