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Ohio ( / oʊˈhaɪ.oʊ / ⓘ oh-HY-oh) [13] is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ohio borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the west, and Michigan to the northwest. Of the 50 U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area.
The Ohio River is a 981-mile-long (1,579 km) river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing in a southwesterly direction from western Pennsylvania to its mouth on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Illinois. It is the third largest river by discharge volume in the United ...
In 1933, citing the 1782 legislation, the United States Supreme Court denied the petition from the state of Vermont to make the boundary the thread of the channel. The boundaries between Kentucky and West Virginia and the three states to their north – Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois – is based on the historical northern bank of the Ohio River.
Its boundaries are, according to the entry on the National Register, roughly bounded by West Jeffrey Place to the north, North High Street to the east, River Park Drive to the south, and Olentangy Boulevard to the west. This description fits with the historic maps to include Beechwold (1915) and Beechwold Addition (1919) subdivisions.
The first map of Ohio to show all the actual surveys within the inhabited part of the state. A rare and early large map of Ohio. County boundaries tinted in color. Townships clearly shown. An extensive key is included detailing land ownership history and some land use. Northwest portion of state not surveyed but shows swamplands and plains.
List of counties in Ohio. There are 88 counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. Nine of them existed at the time of the Ohio Constitutional Convention in 1802. [1] A tenth county, Wayne, was established on August 15, 1796, and encompassed roughly the present state of Michigan. [2] During the Convention, the county was opposed to statehood, and was ...
Appalachian Ohio. Coordinates: 39°27′N 82°13′W. Appalachian Ohio, shaded in green, shown within Appalachia. Appalachian Ohio is a bioregion and political unit in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio, characterized by the western foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and the Appalachian Plateau. The Appalachian Regional ...
Topography The Scioto River flows beside downtown Columbus. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a land area of 220.04 square miles (569.9 km 2). Unlike many other major US cities in the Midwest, Columbus continues to expand its reach by way of extensions and annexations, making it one of the fastest growing large cities in the nation, in terms of both geography and ...