Pricetown, Highland County, Ohio
Pricetown is an unincorporated community in eastern Salem Township, Highland County, Ohio, United States.[1] It was platted by Elijah, David and Jane Faris, along with Alexander Murphy on April 13, 1847 and named for Common Pleas Judge J.W. Price of Hillsboro.[2] Its mail service is from Lynchburg. The community is on State Route 131 near the headwaters of the Oak Creek.[3]
Gallery
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Pricetown community sign.
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Looking west on Ohio Highway 131 at the intersection of Ruble Cemetery Road (left) and North Fork Road (right) in Pricetown, Ohio.
Notable person
- Charles C. Gossett, 20th Governor of Idaho and United States Senator from Idaho; born in Pricetown.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pricetown
- ↑ Highland County, Ohio - A Pictorial History: Celebrating 200 Years, pg. 65
- ↑ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 76. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
- ↑ "Charles C. Gossett". National Governors Association. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
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Coordinates: 39°08′35″N 83°48′07″W / 39.1430556°N 83.8019444°W
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