Franconia, Ohio

Franconia is a ghost town in Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

Franconia was laid out in 1837.^[2] A post office was established at Franconia in 1837, and remained in operation until 1867.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Franconia (historical)
↑ Kinder, George D. (1915). History of Putnam County, Ohio : its peoples, industries, and institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 147.
↑ "Putnam County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 14 December 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Putnam County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Ottawa

Villages	Belmore Cloverdale Columbus Grove Continental Dupont Ft. Jennings Gilboa Glandorf Kalida Leipsic Miller City Ottawa Ottoville Pandora West Leipsic

Townships	Blanchard Greensburg Jackson Jennings Liberty Monroe Monterey Ottawa Palmer Perry Pleasant Riley Sugar Creek Union Van Buren

CDP	Vaughnsville

Unincorporated communities	Avis Cascade Crosswell Cuba Dorninton Douglas Elm Center Hartsburg Hector Jones City Kieferville Muntanna New Cleveland North Creek Prentiss Rice Rimer Rushmore Townwood Wisterman

Ghost towns	Franconia Huntstown Webster

Coordinates: 41°2′22″N 84°18′0″W / 41.03944°N 84.30000°W / 41.03944; -84.30000

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