Monticello, Ohio

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Monticello
Monticello (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°41′51″N84°25′32″W / 40.69750°N 84.42556°W / 40.69750; -84.42556
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County Van Wert

Monticello is an unincorporated community in Van Wert County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1]

History

Monticello had its start when the railroad was extended to that point. [2] The community has the name of Monticello, the Virginia estate of Thomas Jefferson. [3] A post office was established at Monticello in 1879, and remained in operation until 1909. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monticello, Ohio
  2. ↑ Gilliland, Thaddeus Stephens (1906). History of Van Wert County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Windmill Publications. p. 168.
  3. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 91.
  4. ↑ "Van Wert County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
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