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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Easton, Ohio
- ↑ "Easton, Ohio". Wayne County, Ohio Online Resource Center. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ↑ History of Wayne County, Ohio. B.F. Bowen. 1910. p. 354.
- ↑ "Wayne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Ohio topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ↑ "Marshallville — Wayne County". maps.apple.com. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
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