Rehoboth is an

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in southern Clayton Township, Perry County,

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. Rehoboth is located along State Route 345, a short distance north (2 miles) of the

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of New Lexington, and its ZIP code of 43764 is New Lexington's ZIP code. John and Eli Gardner

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ted Rehoboth in 1815. Expecting to see a new county created in the area, they included a

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and space for a

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in their plat. Two years later, when Perry County was formed, Rehoboth narrowly lost to

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in an election to determine the county seat. In later years,

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farming became the mainstay of Perry County's economy, and Rehoboth was the center of the tobacco-growing region.Martzolff, Clement Luther.
History of Perry County, Ohio
'. New Lexington: Ward and Weiland, 1902, 86.

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GNIS information on Rehoboth
Unincorporated communities in Ohio Unincorporated communities in Perry County, Ohio 1815 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1815 {{PerryCountyOH-geo-stub