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

History

A post office called Dumontville was established in 1837, and remained in operation until 1903.[2] The community was named for James Dumont,[3] a first settler.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dumontville, Ohio
  2. ↑ "Fairfield County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ Miller, Charles Christian (1912). History of Fairfield County, Ohio, and representative citizens. Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co. p. 136.
  4. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 39.

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