Cozaddale, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Cozaddale is an unincorporated community in southeastern Hamilton Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States.^[1] It is two miles west of Pleasant Plain, and three miles north of Goshen, Ohio.

History

Cozaddale was platted by John J. Cozad in 1871, and named for him.^[2] A post office was established at Cozaddale in 1871, and remained in operation until 1968.^[3] Cozad also founded the city of Cozad, Nebraska.^[4]^[5]

Notable people

Clem Bevans was born in 1879 in Cozaddale. He had a long and prolific film and stage career and often played older men in supporting roles.
Ches Crist was born in 1882 in Cozaddale. He was the only Cozaddale-born native to date to play professional baseball. He played for the 1906 Philadelphia Phillies, appearing in six games as a catcher.
George Terwilleger was born in Cozaddale in 1941, and served as Warren County Commissioner and as Ohio state representative. A bridge in Foster, Ohio, where the Old 3-C Highway crosses the Little Miami River, is named in his honor.
Robert Henri (né Robert Henry Cozad), son of John J. Cozad, lived in Cozaddale as a boy. He was a prolific portrait artist and teacher. Leader of the Immortal Eight and the Ashcan School.

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cozaddale, Ohio
^ The History of Warren County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County ; Its Townships, Towns. W.H. Beers & Company. 1882. p. 618.
^ "Warren County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 22, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0803250606. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
^ "Cozad, Dawson County". Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies. University of Nebraska. Archived from the original on August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2014.