Perryton is an unincorporated community in Licking County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

Perryton United Methodist Church

History

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A post office was established at Perryton in 1836, and remained in operation until 1905.[2] Perryton, like Perry Township, derives its name from Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Perryton, Ohio
  2. ^ "Licking County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. ^ Brister, Edwin M. P. (1909). Centennial History of the City of Newark and Licking County, Ohio. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 334.

40°08′40″N 82°12′04″W / 40.14444°N 82.20111°W / 40.14444; -82.20111