Dillon Falls, Ohio

Dillon Falls is an unincorporated community in Muskingum County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

Dillon Falls was named for Moses Dillon, who settled here at the falls of the Licking River.^[1] A variant name was Dillon.^[2] A post office called Dillon was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1908.^[3] Besides the post office, Dillon Falls had a station on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.^[4]

References

↑ Everhart, J.F. (1882). History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers. J.F. Everhart & Co. p. 330.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dillon Falls, Ohio
↑ "Muskingum County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
↑ Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Muskingum County, Ohio. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1892. p. 360.

Municipalities and communities of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Zanesville

City	Zanesville

Villages	Adamsville Dresden Frazeysburg Fultonham Gratiot‡ New Concord Norwich Philo Roseville‡ South Zanesville

Townships	Adams Blue Rock Brush Creek Cass Clay Falls Harrison Highland Hopewell Jackson Jefferson Licking Madison Meigs Monroe Muskingum Newton Perry Rich Hill Salem Salt Creek Springfield Union Washington Wayne

CDPs	Duncan Falls East Fultonham North Zanesville Pleasant Grove Trinway

Unincorporated communities	Adams Mills Bloomfield Blue Rock Bridgeville Chandlersville Coal Hill Cottage Hill Darlington Dillon Falls Ellis Freeland Gaysport Gilbert High Hill Hopewell Irville Licking View Marquand Mills Mattingly Settlement Meadow Farm Museville Nashport Otsego Rix Mills Ruraldale Sonora Spratt Stovertown Sundale White Cottage Young Hickory Zeno

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

Coordinates: 39°58′22″N 82°03′21″W / 39.97278°N 82.05583°W / 39.97278; -82.05583

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