Five Points, Pickaway County, Ohio

Five Points is an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Pickaway County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

The community took its name from a 5-way intersection at the original town site.[2] The first store in the vicinity was started at Five Points in 1849.[3] A post office called Five Points was established in 1853, and remained in operation until 1905.[4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Five Points, Pickaway County, Ohio
  2. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 45.
  3. Van Cleaf, Aaron R. (1906). History of Pickaway County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Unigraphic. p. 143.
  4. "Pickaway County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.



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