Dicksonton, Ohio

Dicksonton, Ohio
Dicksonton, Ohio is located in Ohio
Dicksonton, Ohio
Dicksonton, Ohio
Dicksonton, Ohio is located in the United States
Dicksonton, Ohio
Dicksonton, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°39′8″N 82°15′0″W / 39.65222°N 82.25000°W / 39.65222; -82.25000
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyPerry

Dicksonton is an extinct town in Perry County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Dicksonton was established in 1875 by George Detwiler and W. H. Price as a mining community for both coal and iron ore. By 1883 the town had about 100 inhabitants, a general store and a post office.[2] The coal mine and the store closed in 1897.[3] The Dicksonton post office was discontinued in 1908.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dicksonton (historical)
  2. ^ Colborn, Ephraim S. (1883). History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio: Their Past and Present. Brookhaven Press. p. 249.
  3. ^ "Western Coal and Coke Notes". The Coal Trade Journal: 279. 1897. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "County". Jim Forte Postal History. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)


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