Dicksonton is an extinct town in Perry County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
Dicksonton, Ohio | |
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  Dicksonton, Ohio  Dicksonton, Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 39°39′8″N 82°15′0″W / 39.65222°N 82.25000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Perry |
History
editDicksonton 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
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dicksonton (historical)
- ^ Colborn, Ephraim S. (1883). History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio: Their Past and Present. Brookhaven Press. p. 249.
- ^ "Western Coal and Coke Notes". The Coal Trade Journal: 279. 1897. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ "County". Jim Forte Postal History.
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