Kossuth is an 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...

 located in eastern Salem Township

Salem Township, Auglaize County, Ohio

Salem Township is one of the fourteen townships of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 580 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

, Auglaize County

Auglaize County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 46,611 people, 17,376 households, and 12,771 families residing in the county. The population density was 116 people per square mile . There were 18,470 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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It is located along State Routes 66 and 197

Ohio State Route 197

State Route 197 is east–west state highway in the western part of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of SR 197 is at a signalized intersection in downtown Celina that marks the junction of U.S. Route 127 , SR 29 and SR 703...

 between Saint Marys

St. Marys, Ohio

St. Marys is a city in Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The population was 8,342 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Wapakoneta, Ohio, Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

 and Spencerville

Spencerville, Ohio

Spencerville is a village in Allen County, Ohio, United States with a population of 2,235 as of the 2000 U.S. census. It is included in the Lima, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Spencerville is located at ....

. The community is served by the Spencerville Local School District and the Spencerville (45887) post office.

Kossuth is named in honor of Lajos Kossuth

Lajos Kossuth

Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva was a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician and Regent-President of Hungary in 1849. He was widely honored during his lifetime, including in the United Kingdom and the United States, as a freedom fighter and bellwether of democracy in Europe.-Family:Lajos...

, a Hungarian

Hungary

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 revolutionary hero who led the democratic, anti-Habsburg Hungarian Revolution of 1848

Hungarian Revolution of 1848

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Kossuth was platted and organized along the Miami and Erie Canal

Miami and Erie Canal

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in 1858. Incorporated in 1897, the village surrendered its charter several years later.