Dicksonton, Ohio

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

History

Dicksonton was established in 1875 as a mining community.[2] The Dicksonton post office was discontinued in 1908.[3]

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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. "County". Jim Forte Postal History. Missing or empty |url= (help)

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