Welsh 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 Meigs County, in the U.S. state of

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. Welsh is located along State Route 143, near the Welsh Farm, and is named after the Welsh family that settled in the area. Rev. TA Welsh moved to Meigs County in the mid-1840s. He came to serve as pastor of the Alexander Presbyterian Church, and later was an integral part of establishing the Harrisonville Presbyterian Church, where some of his descendants still attend. During his life, Welsh served in the Ohio State House of Representatives and Ohio State Senate. His home also served as a stop on the Underground Railroad.

History

A post office called Welsh was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1907. A share of the early settlers of Meigs County were of Welsh extraction.

References

Unincorporated communities in Meigs County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{MeigsCountyOH-geo-stub