Patriot is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in southern
Perry Township,
Gallia County
Gallia County (pronunciation: ''GAL-yuh'') is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,220. Its county seat is Gallipolis.
Named after the French people who originally settled there, its name â ...
,
Ohio
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,
United States
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. It has a
post office
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with the
ZIP code 45658.
Patriot is part of the
Point Pleasant,
WV–OH
Micropolitan Statistical Area. Public education in the community of Patriot is provided by the
Gallia County Local School District
The Gallia County Local School District is a public school district headquartered in an unincorporated portion of Springfield Township with a Gallipolis, Ohio (USA) mailing address. It is one of two public school districts in Gallia County.
Th ...
.
Patriot was laid out in 1828. A post office called Patriot has been in operation since 1839.
William J. Thornton (1878-1951), Illinois state representative and businessman, was born in Patriot.
['Illinois Blue Book 1951-1952, Biographical Sketch of William J. Thornton, pg. 218-219]
References
Unincorporated communities in Gallia County, Ohio
Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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