Swanders, Ohio

Swanders is a rural unincorporated community located on Fort Loramie-Swanders Road in Franklin Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States. It lies midway between the village of Anna and the city of Sidney.

History

In 1857 the Dayton and Michigan Railroad was constructed through James Swander's farm who gave the railroad the right of way through his farm; in 1867 a flag station of the D & M. R. R. and a Post Office was established in the village on the application of James Swander. The village was named in honor of James Swanders who was the town first postmaster and who also served as a railroad agent for the D & M R R. [Sutton, R. "History of Shelby County Ohio", pp.294-295]

One of the 1965 Palm Sunday tornados narrowly missed the community.

For many years, Swanders was the location of a community-owned grain elevator, which has since been demolished with the silos and office remaining of the ag business now part of Wapakoneta-based Auglaize-Provico.

Government

The Franklin Township hall is located in Swanders.Fact|date=July 2007

Transportation

A north-south CSX rail line passes through Swanders.

Because of its location near County Road 25-A, Swanders can easily be accessed by road from the nearby Interstate 75.

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