Raccoon Town, Ohio

Raccoon Town is a ghost town in Licking County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

Raccoon Town was settled by Euro-American settlers in 1807 at the site of a former Wyandot village.^[2] The town took its name from nearby Raccoon Creek.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Raccoon Town (historical)
1 2 Brister, Edwin M. P. (1909). Centennial History of the City of Newark and Licking County, Ohio. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 355.

Municipalities and communities of Licking County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Newark

Cities	Heath New Albany‡ Newark Pataskala Reynoldsburg‡

Villages	Alexandria Buckeye Lake‡ Granville Gratiot‡ Hanover Hartford Hebron Johnstown Kirkersville St. Louisville Utica‡

Townships	Bennington Bowling Green Burlington Eden Etna Fallsbury Franklin Granville Hanover Harrison Hartford Hopewell Jersey Liberty Licking Madison Mary Ann McKean Monroe Newark Newton Perry St. Albans Union Washington

CDPs	Beechwood Trails Brownsville Etna Granville South Harbor Hills Marne

Unincorporated communities	Amsterdam Appleton Ben Boston Chatham Columbia Center Fleatown Fredonia Homer Jacksontown Jersey Linnville Lloyd Corners Lock‡ Locust Grove Luray New Way Outville Perryton Rain Rock Rocky Fork Toboso Union Station Vanatta Wagram Welsh Hills Wilkins Run

Ghost towns	Belfast Central City Claylick Denmans Crossroads Exeter Livingston Lockport Long Run Moscow Mount Hope New Winchester Oberlin Raccoon Town

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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