Perryton (Ohio)

Perryton
	Perryton
	Perryton
Basic data
State :	United States
State :	Ohio
County :	Licking County
Coordinates :	40 ° 9 ′ N , 82 ° 12 ′ W Coordinates: 40 ° 9 ′ N , 82 ° 12 ′ W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Height :	245 m
FIPS :	39-62218
GNIS ID :	1057919
	; Perryton United Methodist Church

Perryton is an unincorporated community in Licking County in the US state of Ohio .

geography

Perryton lies on the western edge of the Brush Fork valley and extends north-south along Licking Valley Road.

history

On March 17, 1836, a post office was established in Perryton, which remained in operation until 1905. Perryton, like Perry Township, is named after the naval officer Oliver Hazard Perry .

supporting documents

^ Perryton ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . July 12, 1979. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
↑ Perryton Post Office (historical) ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . August 17, 1992. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
^ Ohio Licking County . Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
↑ Edwin MP Brister: Perry Township . In: Centennial history of the city of Newark and Licking County, Ohio . tape 1 . SJ Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago-Columbus 1909, p. 334-336 ( babel.hathitrust.org ).

[1] Perryton ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . July 12, 1979. Retrieved March 9, 2018.

[2] Perryton Post Office (historical) ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . August 17, 1992. Retrieved March 19, 2018.

[3] Ohio Licking County . Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 19, 2018.

[4] Edwin MP Brister: Perry Township . In: Centennial history of the city of Newark and Licking County, Ohio . tape 1 . SJ Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago-Columbus 1909, p. 334-336 ( babel.hathitrust.org ).