Lichtenau, Ohio

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

History

Lichtenau (German meaning "pasture of light") was founded as an Indian Christian settlement in the late 18th century by German-speaking missionaries. ^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lichtenau (historical)
↑ Bahmer, William J. (1909). Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 46.

Municipalities and communities of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Coshocton

City	Coshocton

Villages	Baltic‡ Conesville Nellie Plainfield Warsaw West Lafayette

Townships	Adams Bedford Bethlehem Clark Crawford Franklin Jackson Jefferson Keene Lafayette Linton Mill Creek Monroe Newcastle Oxford Perry Pike Tiverton Tuscarawas Virginia Washington White Eyes

CDPs	Canal Lewisville Fresno

Unincorporated communities	Bacon Bakersville Blissfield Cavallo Chili Cooperdale Helmick Keene Linton Mills Maysville Mohawk Village Morgan Run New Bedford New Guilford New Moscow New Princeton Newcastle Orange Spring Mountain Tiverton Center Tunnel Hill Tyrone Wakatomika Walhonding West Bedford West Carlisle Wills Creek

Ghost towns	Birmingham Custalogas Town Delaneysville Delaware Town Lichtenau McGuire

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

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