Allentown, Clark County, Ohio

Allentown is a ghost town in Clark County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. It was located within Green Township, but the precise location is unknown to the GNIS.[1]

History

Allentown had its start in the mid-1830s when Aaron Allen built a sawmill there.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allentown (historical)
  2. Rockel, William Mahlon (1908). 20th Century History of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 318.

Coordinates: 39°49′55.2″N 83°51′37.3″W / 39.832000°N 83.860361°W / 39.832000; -83.860361


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