Iberia, Ohio

Census-designated place in Ohio, United States

Iberia, Ohio

Census-designated place

Presbyterian church in Iberia, Ohio.

Location of Iberia, Ohio.

Coordinates: 40°40′13″N 82°50′37″W﻿ / ﻿40.67028°N 82.84361°W﻿ / 40.67028; -82.84361
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Morrow
Elevation

| 1,079 ft (329 m)
Population

(2020)[1]

• Total| 431
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP|

43325

GNIS feature ID| 1064883[2]

Iberia is a census-designated place in western Washington Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States.[4] The community is served by the Northmor Local School District which formerly operated Iberia Elementary School in the community. Iberia is near to Galion, and Martel. The ZIP code assigned to Iberia by the United States Postal Service is 43325. The population of Iberia was 431 at the 2020 census. Iberia is northwest of Mount Gilead, the county seat.

## Geography[edit]

Iberia is located in Central Ohio at 40°67'034" North, 82°84'357" West (40.67034, -82.84357), at the junction of State Route 309 and Morrow County Road 30.

## History[edit]

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Iberia was founded in 1827 and plated in 1832 by Frederick Meyers and Samuel Foster. The community most likely was named after the Iberian Peninsula.[5] On modern maps, the town is located at the junction of State Route 309 and Morrow County Road 30.

Iberia was once the home of Iberia College, later Ohio Central College, a Presbyterian Church affiliated institution of higher learning. The college is most closely aligned with its most notable graduate, Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States. Following the cessation of classes, the records and alumni of Ohio Central College were assumed by Muskingum College of New Concord, Ohio.

Another man affiliated with Iberia College was its first president, the Rev. George A. Gordon, an abolitionist and local Presbyterian minister who refused a presidential pardon granted by Abraham Lincoln. The minister had been convicted for violating the Fugitive Slave Law. He died in 1868 and was buried in Iberia Cemetery. His actions were but a part of the operations of the Underground Railroad, along which Iberia was a significant host to several "stations".

Iberia's greatest period of growth occurred at turn of the 20th Century when the community served as a farm community center. For a short period in the 1920s, the town was located along the "Marion" spur of the Lincoln Highway.

## Notable people[edit]

* John "Harry" McNeal, professional baseball player for the Cleveland Bluebirds

## References[edit]

* Miller, Larry L. Ohio Place Names. Indiana University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-253-32932-9

1. ^ "Iberia CPD, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
2. ^ "Hidden Lakes Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Ohio". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Iberia, Ohio
5. ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 63.

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Municipalities and communities of Morrow County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Mount Gilead

City|

* Galion‡

Map of Ohio highlighting Morrow County

Villages|

* Cardington
* Chesterville
* Edison
* Fulton
* Marengo
* Mount Gilead
* Sparta

Townships|

* Bennington
* Canaan
* Cardington
* Chester
* Congress
* Franklin
* Gilead
* Harmony
* Lincoln
* North Bloomfield
* Perry
* Peru
* South Bloomfield
* Troy
* Washington
* Westfield

CDPs|

* Candlewood Lake
* Hidden Lakes
* Iberia

Other
communities|

* Bloomfield
* Blooming Grove
* Climax
* Denmark
* Fargo
* Johnsville
* North Woodbury
* Pagetown
* Pulaskiville
* Saint James
* Shawtown
* South Woodbury
* Steam Corners
* Vails Corners
* West Liberty
* West Point
* Westfield
* Williamsport

Ghost towns|

* Aaronsburg
* Florida Grove
* Jamestown
* Morehouse
* Moshers Mill
* Queen Settlement
* Rome
* Steiners Corner
* Tyrone

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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