Scipio, Indiana and Ohio

Coordinates: 41°05′56″N 82°57′31″W / 41.09889°N 82.95861°W / 41.09889; -82.95861
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Location of Scipio, Ohio
Location of Scipio, Ohio

Scipio is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Indiana, and Butler County, Ohio, United States.[1] It is at the intersection of State Routes 126 and 129.

History

Scipio was platted in 1826.[2]

The post office Scipio once contained had the name Philanthropy.[3] It operated from 1836 until 1839.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scipio, Indiana and Ohio
  2. ^ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp. 146.
  3. . The post office serving this locale...was called Philanthropy...
  4. ^ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 8, 2014.

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