Assumption is a small unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in southern Amboy Township

Amboy Township, Fulton County, Ohio

Amboy Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,552 people in the township, 989 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

, Fulton County

Fulton County, Ohio

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, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. A part of the Toledo Metropolitan Area

Toledo metropolitan area

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, it lies seven miles from the northern edge of Swanton

Swanton, Ohio

Swanton is a village in Fulton and Lucas counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 3,690 at the 2010 census.-History:A.D. Baker, a steam engine inventor, ran a machine shop in Swanton from 1901 to 1953.-Geography:...

. It is located at precisely 41°40'N, 83°55'W.

History

Assumption was originally named St. Mary's Corners because it was the location of St. Mary's Catholic Church. In 1840, the area was called both Caraghar's Corners and Caraghar, after an early Irish

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 settler of the area named Patrick Caraghar. By 1942, the village assumed its current name.

External links

• Assumption, Ohio on Mapquest