Coletown, Ohio

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

History

A former variant name of Coletown was Coleville.[1] Coleville was laid out in 1848.[2] The railroad station at Coletown was called Mount Heron.[3] A post office called Mount Heron was established in 1847, and remained in operation until 1914.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coletown, Ohio
  2. The History of Darke County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, Etc. W. H. Beers & Company. 1880. p. 294.
  3. Wilson, Frazer Ells (1914). History of Darke County, Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time, Vol. 1. Milford, Ohio: Hobart Publishing Company. p. 573.
  4. "Darke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.


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