Sego, Ohio

Sego is an unincorporated community in Perry County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

Sego had its start in 1846 when a blacksmith shop was built there; a mill soon followed.^[2] The name Sego is said to be African in origin.^[3] A post office called Sego was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1903.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sego, Ohio
↑ Colborn, Ephraim S. (1883). History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio. Brookhaven Press. p. 211.
↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 124.
↑ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Perry County, Ohio, United States

County seat: New Lexington

Villages	Corning Crooksville Glenford Hemlock Junction City New Lexington New Straitsville Rendville Roseville‡ Shawnee Somerset Thornville

Townships	Bearfield Clayton Coal Harrison Hopewell Jackson Madison Monday Creek Monroe Pike Pleasant Reading Salt Lick Thorn

CDP	Thornport

Unincorporated communities	Bristol Buckingham Chalfants Chapel Hill Clarksville Crossenville Maxville McCuneville McLuney Millertown Milligan Mount Perry Moxahala New Reading Oakfield Portersville Rehoboth Saltillo Sego Sulphur Springs

Ghost towns	Dicksonton San Toy

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

Coordinates: 39°50′50″N 82°12′28″W / 39.84722°N 82.20778°W / 39.84722; -82.20778

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