Coletown, Ohio Explained

Coletown is an unincorporated community in Darke County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

A former variant name of Coletown was Coleville. Coleville was laid out in 1848.[1] The railroad station at Coletown was called Mount Heron.[2] A post office called Mount Heron was established in 1847, and remained in operation until 1914.[3]

References

40.1344°N -84.7028°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: The History of Darke County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, Etc. 1880. W. H. Beers & Company. 294.
  2. Book: Wilson, Frazer Ells. History of Darke County, Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time, Vol. 1. 1914. Hobart Publishing Company. Milford, Ohio. 573.
  3. Web site: Darke County . Jim Forte Postal History . 25 December 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151227010702/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Darke . 27 December 2015 .

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