Monticello, Ohio

Monticello
Monticello
	Monticello Location of Monticello within Ohio Monticello Monticello (the United States)
	Coordinates: 40°41′51″N 84°25′32″W / 40.69750°N 84.42556°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Van Wert

Monticello is an unincorporated community in Van Wert County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

Monticello had its start when the railroad was extended to that point.^[2] The community has the name of Monticello, the Virginia estate of Thomas Jefferson.^[3] A post office was established at Monticello in 1879, and remained in operation until 1909.^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monticello, Ohio
^ Gilliland, Thaddeus Stephens (1906). History of Van Wert County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Windmill Publications. p. 168.
^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 91.
^ "Van Wert County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 13, 2015.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monticello, Ohio

[2] Gilliland, Thaddeus Stephens (1906). History of Van Wert County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Windmill Publications. p. 168.

[3] Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 91.

[4] "Van Wert County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 13, 2015.

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Monticello, Ohio

History

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