Dicksonton, Ohio | |
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Coordinates: 39°39′8″N 82°15′0″W / 39.65222°N 82.25000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Perry |
Dicksonton is an extinct town in Perry County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
Dicksonton was established in 1875 by George Detwiler and W. H. Price as a mining community for both coal and iron ore. By 1883 the town had about 100 inhabitants, a general store and a post office.[2] The coal mine and the store closed in 1897.[3] The Dicksonton post office was discontinued in 1908.[4]