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Pickrelltown 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
Logan County, Ohio Logan County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,150. The county seat is Bellefontaine. The county is named for Benjamin Logan, who fought Native Americans ...
. The settlement is located at the intersection of County Roads 28 and 29 in northern Monroe Township. It is known for its monument in the middle of the intersection of the town, often thought to be a round-a-bout. Variant names of Pickrelltown include "Frogtown", "Pickereltown", "Pickeretown", and "Pickreltown".


History

A post office was established at Pickrelltown in 1851, and remained in operation until 1903. The community was named for Henry Pickerel, the proprietor of a local tanyard.


Geography

Pickrelltown is a short distance south of Mad River Mountain Ski Resort and southeast of Bellefontaine. The headwaters of the Macochee Creek, a small stream that meets the Mad River at West Liberty, are located around Pickrelltown. Pigeon Town, a town of the
Shawnee The Shawnee are an Algonquian-speaking indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands. In the 17th century they lived in Pennsylvania, and in the 18th century they were in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, with some bands in Kentucky a ...
Mekoche Mekoche (or Mequachake, Shawnee: ''mecoce'') was the name of one of the five divisions (or bands) of the Shawnee, a Native American people, during the 18th century. The other four divisions were the Chalahgawtha, Kispoko, Pekowi, and Hathawekela. ...
division, was located on Mad River, 3 miles northwest of West Liberty, Logan County, Ohio.


Notable people

* Solomon L. Hoge
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from South Carolina


Gallery

File:Pickrelltown monument.jpg, Warld War I veterans memorial in Pickrelltown (2010 photo). The high granite monument was erected in 1921, and has twice been rebuilt after vehicles crashed into it. File:Monroe Township World War monument.jpg, Rebuilt veterans memorial following its destruction in 2014. File:Monroe Township hall at Pickrelltown.jpg, Monroe Township hall at Pickrelltown. File:Monroe Community Church at Pickrelltown, former.jpg, Monroe Community Church at Pickrelltown.


References


External links


Detailed Logan County map
{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Ohio Unincorporated communities in Logan County, Ohio 1851 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1851