Pickrelltown, Ohio

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Pickrelltown, Ohio
Unincorporated community
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Aerial view of Pickrelltown from the east
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Location of Pickrelltown, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°17′59″N83°39′37″W / 40.29972°N 83.66028°W / 40.29972; -83.66028
Country United States
State Ohio
County Logan
Township Monroe
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1061538 [1]

Pickrelltown is an unincorporated community in Logan County, Ohio. [1]

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The settlement is located at the intersection of County Roads 28 and 29 in northern Monroe Township. It is known for its monument in the middle of the intersection of the town, often thought to be a round-a-bout.

Variant names of Pickrelltown include "Frogtown", "Pickereltown", "Pickeretown", and "Pickreltown". [1]

History

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

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickrelltown
  2. ↑ "Logan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 110.
  4. ↑ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 56. ISBN   0-89933-281-1.
  5. ↑ "Shawnee Indian Tribe History". Access Genealogy. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  6. 1 2 Tipple, Bill (April 28, 2014). "Serious Injury Crash in Pickrelltown, Monument Destroyed". PeakOfOhio.com.
  7. ↑ "Monument Destroyed". Bellefontaine Examiner. April 20, 2000.
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