Fleatown is an unincorporated community in Licking County, Ohio, United States. Fleatown is located on Ohio State Route 13, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Newark.

Fleatown, Ohio
Fleatown is located in Ohio
Fleatown
Fleatown
Fleatown is located in the United States
Fleatown
Fleatown
Coordinates: 39°59′35″N 82°24′17″W / 39.99306°N 82.40472°W / 39.99306; -82.40472
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyLicking
TownshipLicking
Elevation
902 ft (275 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code740
GNIS feature ID1064656[1]

According to Frank K. Gallant, Fleatown may have been so named on account of its unsophisticated character.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fleatown, Ohio
  2. ^ Gallant, Frank K. (December 27, 2012). A Place Called Peculiar: Stories About Unusual American Place-Names. Courier Corporation. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-486-31081-7.