Sodom, Ohio

Sodom is an unincorporated community in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States.^[1]^[2]

History

Sodom contained a post office from 1874 until 1903.^[3] The community was so named when a temperance activist, remarking on the small turnout at a lecture he delivered, jokingly compared the community to the infamous biblical city of Sodom.^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sodom, Ohio
^ Satellite Images of Sodom.
^ "Trumbull County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
^ History of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches. H. Z. Willians. 1882. p. 440.

41°10′55″N 80°38′33″W / 41.18194°N 80.64250°W / 41.18194; -80.64250

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sodom, Ohio

[2] Satellite Images of Sodom.

[3] "Trumbull County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 1, 2014.

[4] History of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches. H. Z. Willians. 1882. p. 440.

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