Oceola

History

Oceola was laid out in 1842. The community was named for Osceola, the leader of the Seminole in Florida. A post office called Oceola has been in operation since 1840. Since 1850, the Oceola United Brethren Church Society, the community's church, officially opened. In the early years of the church, the community of Oceola split and a new church opened, the Oceola Methodist Church. In 1854, the Brethren Society opened the church on the present site. In 1901, the Society was remodeled, and in 1948, the building underwent a second remodeling, upgrading both the interior and exterior. Construction completed in 1954. In 1951, the Society celebrated its centennial, with over 147 members at the time. In the same year, a merger of denominations created the Oceola Evangelical-United Brethren Church. In 1968, another merger followed, and the church became known as the Oceola United Methodist Church. The Methodist Church is no longer active, as it closed permanently on May 31, 2016.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,995
• Bald Eagle

  Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,618
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  2,156
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,120
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  2,119
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,087
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  2,056
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,998

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2024-03-18
  4 km WSW of Millbury, Ohio
• M 2.9 — 2023-12-09
  5 km W of Jackson Center, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2023-05-20
  3 km SSE of Walbridge, Ohio
• M 2.5 — 2016-02-07
  6 km W of Put-in-Bay, Ohio
• M 3 — 2011-06-05
  5 km W of Lodi, Ohio
• M 2.7 — 2010-05-14
  1 km ENE of Gibsonburg, Ohio