Scipio,_OH

Scipio, Indiana and Ohio

Scipio, Indiana and Ohio

Unincorporated community in Indiana and Ohio, US

Scipio is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Indiana, and Butler County, Ohio, United States.[1] It is at the intersection of State Routes 126 and 129.

Location of Scipio, Ohio

History

Scipio was platted in 1826.[2]

The post office Scipio once contained had the name Philanthropy.[3] It operated from 1836 until 1839.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scipio, Indiana and Ohio
  2. [2]
    Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp. 146.
  3. [3]
    Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The post office serving this locale...was called Philanthropy...
  4. [4]
    "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 8, 2014.

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