New Rochester, Wood County, Ohio

New Rochester, Ohio
New Rochester, Ohio
Unincorporated community
	New Rochester, Ohio New Rochester, Ohio
	Coordinates: 41°21′45″N 83°30′27″W / 41.36250°N 83.50750°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Wood
Elevation	666 ft (203 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	419 & 567
GNIS feature ID	1065135

New Rochester is an unincorporated community in Wood County, Ohio, United States. New Rochester is located along U.S. Route 6 and Ohio State Route 199, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) east of Bowling Green.

History

New Rochester was originally called Freedom, and under the latter name was platted in 1835.^[2] A post office called New Rochester was established in 1837, and remained in operation until 1903.^[3] The present name may be derived from East Rochester, Ohio, the former home of an early settler.^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Rochester, Wood County, Ohio
^ Leeson, Michael A. (1897). Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Early Settlement and Development. J.H. Beers & Company. p. 259.
^ "Wood County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 99.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Rochester, Wood County, Ohio

[2] Leeson, Michael A. (1897). Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Early Settlement and Development. J.H. Beers & Company. p. 259.

[3] "Wood County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 12, 2016.

[4] Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 99.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Wood County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Bowling Green
Cities	Bowling Green Fostoria‡ Northwood Perrysburg Rossford	Map of Ohio highlighting Wood County
Villages	Bairdstown Bloomdale Bradner Custar Cygnet Grand Rapids Haskins Hoytville Jerry City Luckey Millbury Milton Center North Baltimore Pemberville Portage Risingsun Tontogany Walbridge Wayne West Millgrove Weston
Townships	Bloom Center Freedom Grand Rapids Henry Jackson Lake Liberty Middleton Milton Montgomery Perry Perrysburg Plain Portage Troy Washington Webster Weston
CDPs	Rudolph Stony Ridge
Other unincorporated communities	Bays Bloom Center Cloverdale Denver Digby Dowling Ducat Dunbridge Eagleville Galatea Hammansburg Hatton Hull Prairie Lemoyne Lime City Mermill Moline Mungen New Rochester Otsego Scotch Ridge Six Points Sugar Ridge Trombley Wingston Woodside
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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New Rochester, Ohio
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 41°21′45″N 83°30′27″W / 41.36250°N 83.50750°W / 41.36250; -83.50750
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Wood
Elevation	666 ft (203 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	419 & 567
GNIS feature ID	1065135^[1]