Tedrow is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in southwestern Dover Township

Dover Township, Fulton County, Ohio

Dover Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,468 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Chesterfield Township - north...

, Fulton County

Fulton County, Ohio

Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 42,698. Its county seat is Wauseon. Fulton County is named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat....

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. It lies at the intersection of the east-west County Road J with the north-south County Roads 17-2 and 17-3, 3 miles north and 3½ miles west (4¾ and 5½ km) of the northern edge of the city of Wauseon

Wauseon, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,091 people, 2,706 households, and 1,875 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,437.6 people per square mile . There were 2,851 housing units at an average density of 578.0 per square mile...

, the county seat

County seat

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 of Fulton County. The community lies less than one mile (about 1 km) north of the Ohio Turnpike

Ohio Turnpike

The Ohio Turnpike, officially the James W. Shocknessy Ohio Turnpike, is a -long, limited-access toll highway in the U.S. state of Ohio, serving as a primary corridor to Chicago and Pittsburgh...

, although the nearest exit is several miles away. Brush Creek, a tributary of the Tiffin River

Tiffin River

The Tiffin River is a tributary of the Maumee River in northwestern Ohio in the United States. Headwater tributaries of the river rise in southeastern Michigan. The river drains a primarily rural farming region in the watershed of Lake Erie. Early French traders called the river Crique Féve,...

, rises around Tedrow.