Perintown,_Ohio Knowpia

Perintown is an unincorporated community in Clermont County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History edit

A variant name was Perin's Mills.^[1] The community was named for Samuel Perin, who started a watermill at the site in 1813.^[2] A post office called Perins Mills was established in 1830, the name was changed to Perintown in 1890, and the post office closed in 1984.^[3]

References edit

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Perintown, Ohio
^ Everts, Louis H. (1880). History of Clermont County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co. p. 470.
^ "Clermont County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

39°8′15″N 84°14′12″W / 39.13750°N 84.23667°W / 39.13750; -84.23667

[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Perintown, Ohio

[2] Everts, Louis H. (1880). History of Clermont County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co. p. 470.

[3] "Clermont County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

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