Welcome to Dicksonton ...
So far, we found very little information about Dicksonton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dicksonton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dicksonton, please Contact Us.
Dicksonton would have been located within present day Perry County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dicksonton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dicksonton is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Dicksonton was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Dicksonton was located: 740 & 220<4>
Communities near Dicksonton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dicksonton.
- Lancaster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Logan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nelsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Lexington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crooksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glouster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chauncey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Thornville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dicksonton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dicksonton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dicksonton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dicksonton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dicksonton. See our Newspapers Page for Dicksonton.
Adding Dicksonton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dicksonton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Dicksonton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Dicksonton post office opened in 1880. The Dicksonton post office closed in 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dicksonton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dicksonton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dicksonton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Dicksonton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Dicksonton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |