Philothea, Ohio

Philothea is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

A post office called Philothea was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1904.^[2] Besides the post office, Philothea had a Catholic church and several stores.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Philothea, Ohio
↑ "Mercer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
↑ Scranton, S. S. (1907). History of Mercer County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 167.

Municipalities and communities of Mercer County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Celina

City	Celina

Villages	Burkettsville‡ Chickasaw Coldwater Ft. Recovery Mendon Montezuma Rockford St. Henry

Townships	Black Creek Butler Center Dublin Franklin Gibson Granville Hopewell Jefferson Liberty Marion Recovery Union Washington

Unincorporated communities	Carthagena Cassella Chattanooga Cranberry Prairie Erastus Macedon Maria Stein Mercer Monterey Neptune Padua Philothea Saint Joseph St. Rose Sebastian Sharpsburg Wabash Wendelin

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°27′02″N 84°39′13″W / 40.45056°N 84.65361°W / 40.45056; -84.65361

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