Roundhead is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in southeastern Roundhead Township

Roundhead Township, Hardin County, Ohio

Roundhead Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 752 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

, Hardin County

Hardin County, Ohio

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, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office

Post office

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, with the ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 of 43346. Located at an altitude of 1,004 feet (306 m), it sits at the intersection of State Routes 117, 235, and 385, 2¾ mile (4½ km) north of the northeast corner of Indian Lake

Indian Lake (Ohio)

Indian Lake is a reservoir in Logan County, western Ohio, in the United States. It is approximately 20 mi southeast of Lima...

 and 13 miles (24 km) southwest of the city of Kenton

Kenton, Ohio

Kenton is a city in and the county seat of Hardin County, Ohio, United States, along the Scioto River. The population was 8,262 at the 2010 census. It is named for Kentucky/Ohio frontiersman, Simon Kenton...

, the county seat

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 of Hardin County. Despite Roundhead's proximity to Indian Lake and the Great Miami River

Great Miami River

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, which flows out of it to the Ohio River

Ohio River

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 at Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio

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, the community is drained by the headwaters of the Scioto River

Scioto River

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, which meets the Ohio River at Portsmouth

Portsmouth, Ohio

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History

Founded in 1832, Roundhead is the oldest white community in Hardin County. During its history, it has also been referred to as "Round Head," "Round Heads," "Round Headstown," and "Roundheads Town."

Roundhead is named for the great Wyandot chief Roundhead

Roundhead (Wyandot)

Roundhead , also known as Bark Carrier, Round Head, Stayeghtha, and Stiahta, was a Native American chief of the Wyandot tribe...

. The Wyandots, led by Chief Roundhead, had a prominent village on the banks of the Scioto in the location of present-day Roundhead. Chief Roundhead was an important ally of Tecumseh, and as Tecumseh's "enforcer" was helpful in "persuading" various Indian tribes to unite under Tecumseh and fight against aggression by the white man. Chief Roundhead signed the Treaty of Greenville

Treaty of Greenville

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 as leader of the Wyandots.

An archaeological site, the Zimmerman Kame

Zimmerman Kame

The Zimmerman Kame is a glacial kame and archaeological site in McDonald Township, Hardin County, Ohio, United States, near the community of Roundhead...

, is located in the Roundhead vicinity; it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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Community

Besides its post office (established on 21 August 1876), the community includes an elementary school

Elementary school

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, a volunteer fire department

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, and two cemeteries.