Kossuth, Ohio

Kossuth is an unincorporated community located in eastern Salem Township, Auglaize County, Ohio, United States.

It is located along State Routes 66 and 197 between Saint Marys and Spencerville. The community is served by the Spencerville Local School District and the Spencerville (45887) post office.

Kossuth is named in honor of Lajos Kossuth, a Hungarian revolutionary hero who led the democratic, anti-Habsburg Hungarian Revolution of 1848.^[1]

Kossuth was platted and organized along the Miami and Erie Canal in 1858. Incorporated in 1897, the village surrendered its charter several years later.^[2]

References

↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. p. 177.
↑ http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH9&CISOPTR=38590&REC=8 Auglaize County, Ohio Atlas and History, Piqua: Magee Brother Publishing , 1917. Accessed 05 July 2007. Page 99.

Municipalities and communities of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Wapakoneta

Cities	Saint Marys Wapakoneta

Villages	Buckland Cridersville Minster New Bremen New Knoxville Uniopolis Waynesfield

Townships	Clay Duchouquet German Goshen Jackson Logan Moulton Noble Pusheta Saint Marys Salem Union Washington Wayne

CDPs	New Hampshire Saint Johns

Unincorporated communities	Egypt Geyer Glynwood Fryburg Kossuth Lock Two Moulton Santa Fe

Coordinates: 40°39′34″N 84°20′53″W / 40.65944°N 84.34806°W / 40.65944; -84.34806