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

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

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


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