Pickrelltown, Ohio
Pickrelltown, Ohio | |
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Aerial view of Pickrelltown from the east | |
Location of Pickrelltown, Ohio | |
Coordinates: 40°17′59″N 83°39′37″W / 40.29972°N 83.66028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Logan |
Township | Monroe |
Elevation | 1,414 ft (431 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1061538[1] |
Pickrelltown is an unincorporated community in Logan County, Ohio.[1]
The settlement is located at the intersection of County Roads 28 and 29 in northern Monroe Township.
Variant names of Pickrelltown include "Frogtown", "Pickereltown", "Pickeretown", and "Pickreltown".[1]
History
[edit]A post office was established at Pickrelltown in 1851, and remained in operation until 1903.[2] The community was named for Henry Pickerel, the proprietor of a local tanyard.[3]
Geography
[edit]Pickrelltown is a short distance south of Mad River Mountain Ski Resort and southeast of Bellefontaine. The headwaters of the Macochee Creek, a small stream that meets the Mad River at West Liberty, are located around Pickrelltown.[4]
Pigeon Town, a town of the Shawnee Mekoche division, was located on Mad River, 3 miles northwest of West Liberty, Logan County, Ohio.[5]
Notable people
[edit]- Solomon L. Hoge — South Carolina Supreme Court justice and U.S. representative from South Carolina
Gallery
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Rebuilt veterans memorial following its destruction in 2014.[6]
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Monroe Township hall at Pickrelltown.
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Monroe Community Church at Pickrelltown.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickrelltown, Ohio
- ^ "Logan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 110.
- ^ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 56. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
- ^ "Shawnee Indian Tribe History". Access Genealogy. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
- ^ a b Tipple, Bill (April 28, 2014). "Serious Injury Crash in Pickrelltown, Monument Destroyed". PeakOfOhio.com.
- ^ "Monument Destroyed". Bellefontaine Examiner. April 20, 2000.