Octa, OH

Octa is a village in Fayette County, Ohio, United States, along Rattlesnake Creek. The 2020 census counted 58 residents. Octa was originally called Allentown, and under the latter name was laid out by Elijah Allen, and named for him. The present name honors a person named Octa Barnes. Octa contains 2 parks within its boundaries. The linear Park currently ends in Octa and goes toward Jamestown. A newcomer can read Octa through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Octa comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. Octa includes the linear Park. Octa includes the Fayette County Park. Octa includes the other Park.