Perintown is an unincorporated community in Clermont County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
History
A variant name was Perin's Mills. The community was named for Samuel Perin, who started a watermill at the site in 1813. A post office called Perins Mills was established in 1830, the name was changed to Perintown in 1890, and the post office closed in 1984.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Perintown, Ohio
- Everts, Louis H. (1880). History of Clermont County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co. p. 470.
- "Clermont County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
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39°8′15″N 84°14′12″W / 39.13750°N 84.23667°W / 39.13750; -84.23667
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