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Perintown, Ohio

Coordinates: 39°8′15″N 84°14′12″W / 39.13750°N 84.23667°W / 39.13750; -84.23667
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Perintown is an unincorporated community in Clermont County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

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

  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 16 January 2016.

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