Thornport, Ohio

Thornport is a census-designated place in Perry County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

Thornport was laid out in its current site in 1871 when the railroad bypassed the town's previous location.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thornport, Ohio
↑ Colborn, Ephraim S. (1883). History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio: Their Past and Present. Brookhaven Press. p. 312.

Municipalities and communities of Perry County, Ohio, United States

County seat: New Lexington

Villages	Corning Crooksville Glenford Hemlock Junction City New Lexington New Straitsville Rendville Roseville‡ Shawnee Somerset Thornville

Townships	Bearfield Clayton Coal Harrison Hopewell Jackson Madison Monday Creek Monroe Pike Pleasant Reading Salt Lick Thorn

CDP	Thornport

Unincorporated communities	Bristol Buckingham Chalfants Chapel Hill Clarksville Crossenville McCuneville McLuney Millertown Milligan Mount Perry Moxahala New Reading Oakfield Rehoboth Saltillo Sego Sulphur Springs

Ghost towns	Dicksonton San Toy

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

Coordinates: 39°54′47″N 82°24′40″W / 39.91306°N 82.41111°W / 39.91306; -82.41111

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