Dicksonton, Ohio | |
Coordinates: | 39.6522°N -82.25°W |
Pushpin Map: | Ohio#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Perry |
Dicksonton is an extinct town in Perry County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
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.[1] The coal mine and the store closed in 1897.[2] The Dicksonton post office was discontinued in 1908.[3]