Wagram, Ohio

Wagram is an unincorporated community in Licking County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Wagram was originally called Cumberland, and under the latter name was laid out in 1831.[2] A post office called Wagram was established in 1862, and remained in operation until 1907.[3]

Notable people

Jake Miller, a pitcher for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox, was born in Wagram in 1898.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wagram, Ohio
  2. Brister, Edwin M. P. (1909). Centennial History of the City of Newark and Licking County, Ohio. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 249.
  3. "Licking County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  4. "Jake Miller". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.

Coordinates: 39°57′24″N 82°43′50″W / 39.95667°N 82.73056°W / 39.95667; -82.73056


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