Chili, Ohio Explained

Chili
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Ohio
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Ohio
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Coshocton
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:810
Coordinates:40.3739°N -81.7539°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1048600

Chili is an unincorporated community in Crawford Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States.

History

Chili originally grew up around a blacksmith shop which was established there.[1] The community was platted in 1834.[2] [3] A post office opened under the name Winklepeck's in 1834, the name was changed to Chili in 1838, and the post office closed in 1908.[4] The distinguished surgeon George Washington Crile was born in Chili.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bahmer, William J.. Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio. 1909. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. 75.
  2. Book: History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881 . coshocton county ohio history. . A. A. Graham . Graham, Albert Adams . 1881 . 491.
  3. Book: Historical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio . R. Clarke & Company . Hunt, William Ellis . 1876 . 5.
  4. Web site: Coshocton County . Jim Forte Postal History . 7 December 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208041424/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Coshocton . 8 December 2015 .