Oldtown is an unincorporated community in Xenia Township, Greene County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
History
Oldtown was founded on a site which had been home to one of Ohio's largest Shawnee settlements.
White settlers first called the place Old Chillicothe, and under the latter name was it platted in 1839. A post office called Old Town was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1902.
The Great Council State Park, with a mission of educating the public about Tecumseh and the Shawnee, opened in Oldtown on June 7, 2024.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oldtown, Ohio
- Robinson, G.F. History of Greene County, Ohio. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 177. ISBN 978-5-87776-001-1.
- Dills, R. S. (1881). History of Greene County: Together with Historic Notes on the Northwest, and the State of Ohio ... Odell & Mayer. p. 436.
- "Greene County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- Bishop, London (June 7, 2024). ""It's our homeland;" How 3 Shawnee tribes helped shape Ohio's newest state park". Dayton Daily News. Archived from the original on June 7, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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