Pitchin, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

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

History

The first permanent settlement at Pitchin was made in the 1840s when several houses and shops were built there.^[2] A sawmill was built at the site in 1854.^[2] According to tradition, the town's name is derived from an idiom, specifically "pitch in". Some say the proprietor of a mill told all job seekers to "pitch in" and help him build the mill, while others believe a merchant invited townspeople to "pitch in" and help him drink a keg of beer at his new store.^[3] A post office called Pitchin was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1903.^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pitchin, Ohio
^ ^a ^b The History of Clark County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, Etc. W. H. Beers and Company. 1881. p. 745.
^ Rockel, William Mahlon (1908). 20th Century History of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 342.
^ "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 12, 2016.