Pigeon Run, Ohio

Pigeon Run is an unincorporated community in Stark County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

A post office called Pigeon Run was established in 1827, the name was changed to Pigeonrun in 1895, and the post office closed in 1907.^[2] The community took its name from nearby Pigeon Run creek. Pigeon Run was a mining community and the Pigeon Run Coal Company operated there.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pigeon Run, Ohio
↑ "Stark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
↑ Perrin, William Henry (1881). History of Stark County: With an Outline Sketch of Ohio. Baskin & Battey. p. 402.

Municipalities and communities of Stark County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Canton

Cities	Alliance‡ Canal Fulton Canton Louisville Massillon North Canton

Villages	Beach City Brewster East Canton East Sparta Hartville Hills and Dales Limaville Magnolia‡ Meyers Lake Minerva‡ Navarre Waynesburg Wilmot

Townships	Bethlehem Canton Jackson Lake Lawrence Lexington Marlboro Nimishillen Osnaburg Paris Perry Pike Plain Sandy Sugar Creek Tuscarawas Washington

CDPs	Greentown North Lawrence Perry Heights Richville Robertsville Uniontown

Unincorporated communities	Avondale Belfort Cairo Crystal Springs East Greenville Freeburg Harrisburg Justus Mapleton Marchand Marlboro Maximo McDonaldsville Middlebranch New Baltimore New Franklin Newman North Industry Paris Pigeon Run Sippo Waco

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

Coordinates: 40°44′57″N 81°34′34″W / 40.74917°N 81.57611°W / 40.74917; -81.57611

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