Sodom, Ohio
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Sodom is an
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Trumbull County, Ohio Trumbull County is a county in the far northeast portion of U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 201,977. Its county seat is Warren, which developed industry along the Mahoning River. Trumbull County is part of the You ...
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History

Sodom contained a post office from 1874 until 1903. The community was so named when a temperance activist, remarking on the small turnout at a lecture he delivered, jokingly compared the community to the infamous biblical city of Sodom.


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Unincorporated communities in Trumbull County, Ohio 1874 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1874 Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{TrumbullCountyOH-geo-stub