Monticello,_OH

Monticello, Ohio

Monticello, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Monticello is an unincorporated community in Van Wert County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

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History

Monticello had its start when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] The community has the name of Monticello, the Virginia estate of Thomas Jefferson.[3] A post office was established at Monticello in 1879, and remained in operation until 1909.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monticello, Ohio
  2. [2]
    Gilliland, Thaddeus Stephens (1906). History of Van Wert County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Windmill Publications. p. 168.
  3. [3]
    Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 91.
  4. [4]
    "Van Wert County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 13, 2015.


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