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Overton is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. It lies slightly northwest of the county seat, Wooster, Ohio, and southwest of West Salem, Ohio.

History

Overton was platted at an unknown date. A post office called Overton was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1917.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Overton, Ohio
2. History of Wayne County, Ohio. B.F. Bowen. 1910. p. 404.
3. "Wayne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 11, 2016.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Wayne County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Wooster
Cities	Norton‡ Orrville Rittman‡ Wooster
Villages	Apple Creek Burbank Congress Creston‡ Dalton Doylestown Fredericksburg Marshallville Mount Eaton Shreve Smithville West Salem
Townships	Baughman Canaan Chester Chippewa Clinton Congress East Union Franklin Green Milton Paint Plain Salt Creek Sugar Creek Wayne Wooster
CDPs	Kidron New Pittsburg Sterling
Unincorporated communities	Aukerman Blachleyville Burton City Cedar Valley Centerville Devil Town East Union Easton Funk Golden Corners Honeytown Jefferson Johnsons Corners Lattasburg Maysville Millbrook Moreland Overton Pleasant Home Reedsburg Springville West Lebanon
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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