Iberia, Ohio is an unicorporated village in Washington Township, Morrow County, Ohio. The community is served by the Northmor Local School District which operates Iberia Elementary School in the community. Iberia is adjacent to Galion, Ohio, and Martel, Ohio. The zip code assigned to Iberia, Ohio by the United States Postal Service is 43325. The current population of Iberia is less than 200. Iberia is northwest of Mount Gilead, Ohio, the county seat. Morrow County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... Galion is a city located in Crawford County, Ohio. ... Jump to: navigation, search A USPS truck in San Francisco A smaller truck used in suburban areas This article describes the United States Postal Service. ... Mount Gilead is a village located in Morrow County, Ohio. ...

Geography

Iberia is located at 40°67'034" North, 82°84'357" West (40.67034, -82.84357), at the junction of Ohio State Route 309 and Morrow County Road 30. It is considered to be a part of "Central Ohio."

History

Iberia was founded in 1827 and plated in 1832 by Frederick Meyers and Samuel Foster. The name of the community was suggested by Robert Rowland who was visiting family members that had settled in the area. On modern maps, the town is located at the junction of State Route 309 and Morrow County Road 30. 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Iberia was once the home of Ohio Central College, a Presbyterian Church- affiliated academy. The college is most closely aligned with its most notable graduate, Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States. Following the cessation of classes, the records and alumni of Ohio Central College were assumed by Muskingum College of New Concord, Ohio. Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ... Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was an American politician and the 29th President of the United States, serving from 1921 to 1923, when he became the sixth president to die in office. ... Jump to: navigation, search The President of the United States (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ... Muskingum College is located in New Concord, Ohio, approximately sixty miles east of Columbus, Ohio. ... New Concord is a village located in Muskingum County, Ohio. ...

Iberia’s greatest period of growth occurred at turn of the 20th Century when the community served as a farm community center. For a short period in the 1920s, the town was located along the “Marion” spur of the Lincoln Highway. Jump to: navigation, search Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties . In Europe it is sometimes refered to as the Golden Twenties. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Lincoln Highway was Americas first transcontinental highway. ...

Sources

Miller, Larry L. Ohio Place Names. Indiana University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-2533-2932-9