This is a list of place names in Montgomery County, Ohio. This information was originally compiled by Julie M. Overton and published in the Winter 1972 issue of the Miami Valley Chapter OGS Newsletter. In 1998, the document was updated by the Montgomery County Chapter OGS. This information was compiled from the following sources:

Map of Montgomery Co., Ohio, published by C.O.Titus, Philadelphia, 1869
Combination Atlas Map of Montgomery County, Ohio, published by L.H.Everts, 1875
History of Montgomery Co., Ohio, published by Beers, 1882
New Atlas Map of Montgomery Co., Ohio, published by Herman Fox, 1895
Montgomery County Road Record, 1804-1940 (Dayton Metro Library)
Rand McNally Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide, Centennial Edition, 1956
Cram's Unrivaled Atlas of the World, published by George F. Cram, 1900

Montgomery County, Ohio Road Map 1969
Abbreviations for township locations are:

BU	Butler Township	MA	Madison Township
CL	Clay Township	MI	Miami Township
DC	Dayton City	MR	Mad River Township
DT	Dayton Township	PE	Perry Township
GE	German Township	RA	Randolph Township
HA	Harrison Township	VB	Van Buren Township
JA	Jackson Township	WAS	Washington Township
JE	Jefferson Township	WAY	Wayne Township

Place Name	Township	Location Description
Africa	DC	An area near Seely's Basin at Wayne St.
Air Hill	MA	A post office in the western section of the township near the Dayton & Western R.R.
Alexanderville	MI	A small town platted in 1815, on the Miami Canal, just north of Carrollton
Amity	MA	A settlement along the western edge of the township, platted in 1840, post office established in 1879.
Arlington	CL	A town platted in 1839, on the National Road, in the center of the township.
Arlington Courts	DC	An area in the western part of the city, just east of the Veterans Administration Center.
Bachman	CL	A town laid out in 1842, on the National Road at the Dayton & Union R.R. crossing.
Baltimore		An express office in 1900.
Beavertown	VB	A small town in the central part of the township, surveyed in 1873.
Beckers		An express office in 1900.
Bel(l)mont	DC	A section of the city in the 10TH Ward, 1874.
Berkeley	VB	An area in Moraine City, just north of Dorothy Lane.
Berkeley Heights	VB	An area in Moraine City, just south of Dorothy Lane.
Bridgeport	MI	A small settlement with a railroad station, across the Miami River from Miamisburg, laid out in 1831 by Vincens Antonides.
Brookville	CL	A large town in the extreme southern part of the township. Although it was settles before 1831, and had a post office established in 1855, it was not surveyed until 1850, and incorporated in 1874.
Brown's Chapel	GE	A settlement at the crossing of Oxford Rd. and Brown's Run Road, in Southwestern corner of the county.
Browntown	DC	An area, sometimes called Patterson, west of the Miami River and south of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad, platted in 1853.
Bucklot	DC	First called "Buck Pasture", it was an area of about 37 acres of land platted and sold in 1836, between the two canals, north of Third St., to the Mill-pond and race.
Buck Pasture	DC	see Bucklot.
Buddsbury	VB	former name of Beavertown.
Burg, The	BU	A sometime nickname for Chambersburg.
Butler Township	BU	Formed in 1817 from the parts of Wayne and Randolph Townships between the Miami and Stillwater Rivers.
Cabintown	DC	That part of the early town south of Third St.
Carlisle	MI	Although this town is largely in Warren Co., about 90 acres in Montgomery Co. have been annexed by Carlisle.
Carmont	VB	Former name of Southern Hills.
Carrollton Station	JE	The railroad station east of Gettersburg
Carrollton	MI	A town on the Miami Canal, north of Miamisburg, platted in 1830.
Carrollton Station Post Office	MI	The post office on the C.H. & D. Railroad, just south of the Jefferson Township line.
Centre P.O.	CL	The post office at the town of Phillipsburg.
Centreville	WAS	Laid out about 1805, this large town was incorporated in 1830 and again in 1879; it is located near the center of the township.
Chambersburg	BU	A small town along the Dayton & Troy Pike, platted in 1830; the post office was established in 1834.
Chautauqua	MI	A point on the N.Y.C. Railroad, at the Warren Co. border.
Clay Township	CL	Surveyed in 1825, this township was formed out of Randolph Township.
Clayton	RA	Although at first only the name of the post office at the town of Salem, this name of Clayton later became the name of the whole town, due to "name competition" from another, larger, Salem, Ohio. The name was officially changed in the 1950's.
Clemens	JE	A hamlet on Germantown Pike at Frytown Road.
Clement	MR	A point on the Pennsylvania Railroad, at the eastern edge of Dayton City.
College Hill	DC	An area in western section of Dayton, along Wolf Creek.
Commons	DC	A prairie, before 1820, lying east of St. Clair St. and north of Third St., nearly to First St.
Creager	VB	A neighborhood in the southern part of the township, on the Lebanon Pike.
Cribb's Station	DT	A settlement listed as part of the Old (1798 Dayton Township.
Cottersburg	JE	A town in southeastern part of the township; this was written on the 1874 Atlas map of the whole county; on the actual Jefferson Township map, this town is listed as GETTERSBURG.
Crown Point	JE	A settlement on Eaton Pike at Princeton Drive.
Danville	MI	A small town in the northernmost part of the township.
Dayton City	DC	The limits of the city of Dayton, and Dayton Township, were made one and the same in 1841; the Dayton City post office was probably established in 1804.
Dayton Township	DT	In 1797, this included most of the present Montgomery, Greene, Miami, Clark, Champaign, Logan, and Shelby Counties; by 1807, it had been reduced to the present townships of Van Buren, Harrison, Dayton City, Mad River, Wayne, and part of Butler. It was legislated out of business March 8, 1841.
Daytonview	DC	A section of the City in the 10th Ward in 1875.
Dean Post Office	VB	The post office at the town of Beavertown.
Dixie Heights	HA	A new section on Troy Pike at Timber Land Rd.
Dodson	CL	A town laid out in 1851, just south of the junction of the Dayton & Union Railroad with the D. & W. Railroad.
Drexel	JE	A settlement on Eaton Pike, just east of Hunter Lane.
Dwyer	MI	A settlement on Cincinnati Pike (U.S.25 and Springboro Rd.
East Dayton	DC	A section just south of the Mad River, in eastern Dayton.
Eaton Township		Formed in 1807 from Harding Township, it included all of the first and second ranges of townships between Butler and Miami Counties.
Ebenezer	HA	at the fork of Frederick Pike and Old 25.
Edgemont	DC	A section in the southern part of the city, just west of Interstate 75.
Eldorado	HA	An area in the extreme northeastern corner of the township, east of Rip Rap Road.
Elizabeth Township		An original township, no longer in existence, it was all of that part of the county north of German and Dayton townships.
Ellerton	JE	The post office established in Oct. 1879 at the village of Gettersburg; the book Road Records lists as the name of the whole town.
Englewood	RA	A town on the Stillwater River.
Farmersville	JA	A large town at the present time, it was settled in 1822, platted in 1832; it is located in the south central part of the township.
Finchtown	MA	A settlement along the northern edge of the township, on the west side of Salem Pike.
Findlay	DC	An area just east of the Xenia Pike and East Third St. intersection, between those two roads.
Fishburg		A post office at Toll Gate No. 2, Old Troy Pike, established in 1857; less than two years later, the Postmaster, John Prill, moved to Miami Co., and the Fishburg P.O. was abolished.
Ford/Fort Station	VB	A railroad station on the C.C.C. & I. Railroad, in the southwestern corner of the township.
Fort Mckinley	HA	A settlement on Salem Pike at Siebenthaler Rd.
Frenchtown	DC	An area south of Second St. and the canal, to Lodwick St., and east from the canal at Webster St. to Saint Anne's Hill.
Frytown	JE	A settlement at Germantown Pike and Infirmary Road, in the northeastern part of the township.
Germantown	GE	Established in 1814, the post office established in 1818, this presently large town is on the north side of Twin Creek.
German Township		An original township, it underwent various boundary changes until 1831, after which its permanent boundaries were established.
Gettersburg	JE	A town in the southeastern section of the township, on the Dayton-Germantown Pike, the lots for the town were sold about 1855; the post office was called Ellerton.
Gravel Pit		An express office listed in 1900.
Greencastle	DC	An early settlement on the north side of German-town Pike, just west of Brown St.; it was listed as an express office in 1900.
Greenmont	VB	An area just north of Beavertown.
Haines		An express office in 1900, with a population recorded in 1890 of 15 people.
Hamer's Hill	MR	A hill settled about 1796 by the Wm. Hamer family, just south of Springfield Pike.
Happy Corner	RA	The corner of Old Salem Rd. and Union Rd.
Harding Township		Formed in 1805, it included all of the territory within the present Preble County, the latter of which was formed in 1808, thus making the township as a part of Montgomery Co., extinct.
Harries Station	MR	A station on the Shore Line Railroad, just west of Harshmanville Post Office.
Harrisburg	RA	A town on the National Road, close to the Stillwater River, which was platted in 1841; the post office was called Jamton.
Harrison Township		Formed out of the three-month-old Dayton City, of lands west of the Great Miami River (territory formerly known as Dayton Township, in May, 1841.
Harshman Post Office	MR	The post office at the settlement of Harshmanville.
Harshmanville	MR	A settlement south of the Mad River, in the eastern part of the township.
Hays Corner	MA	A hamlet at Wolf Creek and Diamond Mill Road.
Hempstead	VB	A hamlet at the junction of Hempstead Rd., McConnel Rd., and Wilmington Pike.
Highland	DC	D. Webster Clegg's platt of Highland was in the 7th Ward. City of Dayton.
Higgins Station	MA	A town settled in 1860 on the railroad - it is now called Trotwood.
Hipple's Mills	JA	A post office established by 1837.
Hole's Station	MI	The former name of Miamisburg, formed about 1797-1798.
Home Avenue Junction		Listed as an express office in 1900.
Hooks Corner	MR	A hamlet on Old Troy Pike and Harshmanville Rd.
Huber Heights	WAY	A relatively new settlement between Rts. 201 and 202.
Industry	DC	A post office established by 1837.
Ingomar	GE	behind Germantown Dam about 3 or 4 miles up stream.
Irvington	BU	An area along Stillwater River, south of Meeker Rd.
Irvington	RA	A settlement on Covington Pike, just north of Township Line Rd., and across the Stillwater River in Butler Township.
Jackson Township		Formed in 1814 from Jefferson and German Townships. Some of its lands were taken off in 1820 for part of Perry Twp.
Jamton Post Office	RA	The post office at the town of Harrisburg.
Jefferson Township		This township was formed from German Township in 1805, and included all of the present Jefferson, Jackson, Madison and Perry Townships; it assumed its present form in 1841.
Jimtown	MA	A Settlement along the northern edge of the township, on the east side of Salem Rd.
Johnson's Station	BU	A station on the Dayton & Michigan Railroad, in the eastern part of the township.
Johnsville	JA & PE	A flourishing town in the busy days of the stage lines from 1840-1855, located on the border of Jackson and Perry Townships; the south side (Jackson is apparently the only part that is lawfully entitled to the name, since it is the only part of the town which has been platted.
Kettering	VB	A City in the eastern half of old Van Buren Township.
Kildeer	WAY	The former name of Sulphur Grove.
Kings Borough	HA	A settlement on the western edge of Dayton City.
Kingsville	MA	A settlement along Miller Ave., just north of Eaton Pike.
Kinsey	RA	A hamlet at Kinsey Rd., and Taylorsburg-Englewood Rd.
Kreitzer's Corner	PE	The crossing of OLD Dayton Rd. and Crawford Rd.
Lambertine	JE	A small town in the eastern section of the township.
Lebanon	PE	see New Lebanon
Lebanon Junction	MR	An express office listed in 1900, on Woodman between Watervliet and Linden.
Liberty	JE	Laid out in 1815, with the post office established in 1821, this town is located in the central part of the township.
Little Richmond	PE	A settlement on Little Richmond Rd. at Crawford Rd.
Little York	BU	A town along the Stillwater River, in the southwest part of the township; it was platted in 1816 or 1817 near the mill of Adam Weymire, at the time in Randolph Twp.
Lock's Ford	MR	The point where the Troy Pike crosses the Great Miami River.
Lodwick Street	DC	The extension of Lowry St., east to the corporation line.
Long Siding		An express office listed in 1900.
Lowry Street	DC	The extension of Fifth St., east of the canal, to Wayne St.
Mcphersontown	DC	An area platted in 1845 by Samuel McPherson, located on both sides of Main St., north of the Miami River.
Madison Township		This township was formed in 1809 from parts of Jefferson and Randolph townships; there was one boundary change in 1820.
Mad River Township		This township was formed from the former Dayton Township, east of the Great Miami River, in May, 1841.
Manor	WAS	A hamlet on Social Row Rd., at the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks.
Mexico	DC	Platted in 1845, this was the area along Third St., west of Williams St.
Miami City	HA	A section from Wolf Creek south to the Railroad, and immediately west of the Miami River, platted in 1854; it became part of the 9th Ward, Dayton City, in 1871.
Miamisburg	MI	Platted in 1818, post office established in 1822, incorporated in 1832, it is presently a large town on the Miami River.
Miami Shores	VB	A settlement on the Great Miami River, south of Moraine.
Miami Township		The township was formed in 1829 from Washington Township. A few small additions were made in 1831 and 1841.
Miami Villa	WAY	A settlement at Chambersburg and Rip Rap Rds.
Moraine City	VB	A town centering on U.S. 25 and Dorothy Lane.
Morgan Place	RA	A hamlet at Wenger Rd. and Covington Pike.
Mudlick	GE	A hamlet about 1 1/2 miles west of Sunsbury.
Mummaville P.O.	MA	The post office at the village of Stillwater.
Murlin Heights	BU	A settlement on Troy Pike at Little York Rd.
National Road Station		A settlement and express office of about 100 people in the 1890 census.
New Chicago	JE	A hamlet on Germantown Pike.
Newcom Plain	DC	A section platted by D. Webster Clegg in the 7th Ward.
New Germany	MA	A settlement in the southeastern part of the township.
New Lebanon	JA	A town located on the border of Jackson and Perry Townships, sometimes called Lebanon; the Perry Township section was platted in 1843, a year after the post office was started.
New Mexico	DC	An area in the same locality as Mexico, and which was platted shortly after 1845.
North Dayton	MR	A section of the City in the 11th Ward, later known as Texas; it was platted in Oct. 1841.
Northridge	HA	A settlement along New Troy Pike.
Oakdale	VB	A settlement at Stroop Rd. and Wilmington Pike.
Oakland	MR	An area on the Xenia Turnpike, just outside Dayton's 7th Ward; although laid out in 1854. Beers relates that this town has never existed except on paper.
Oak Ridge	WAS	A hamlet on Prugh Rd., just west of Bigger-McConnell Rd.
Oakwood	VB	A town in the northwestern part of the township.
Ohmer Park	DC	An area in southeastern Dayton, just west of Smithville Rd.
Oregon	DC	A section in the 5th Ward, platted in 80 lots in 1845.
Palma	MR	A small settlement on Valley Pike, just south of Texas.
Pasadena	VB	A hamlet along East Drive, just east of Shroyer Rd.
Patterson	DC	An area better known as Browntown.
Patterson's Pond	DC	An area between the canal and river, west of the Fair Ground Hill.
Peach Tree Bend	HA	An area along the Miami River, in the northeast corner of the township.
Perry Township		Formed in 1820 to include the parts of Madison and Jefferson Townships in T-5, R-4E.
Phillipsburg	CL	A town in the northeastern part of the township; it was surveyed in 1836, and the post office was established in 1846.
Phillip's Hill	DC	The high ground at the north end of the present Fairgrounds.
Pierson	DC	Platted in 1819, north of the Miami River; it is in the 10th Ward and is known as Dayton View.
Pinch Gut	RA	The local name for Taylorsburg.
Pinchtown	RA	The settlement adjacent to Taylorsburg post office at the southern edge of the township.
Pleasant	BU	The settlement at the crossing of Dog Leg Rd. and Little York Rd.
Poor Hook	HA	Former name of Ft. McKinley.
Post Town	MA	A town in the central part of the township, directly south of Trotwood; no population was listed until 1870.
Priggs	JA	A post office established by 1837, about 12 miles southwest of Dayton City.
Pyrmont	PE	A town platted in 1835 in thee northwestern corner of the township; a post office was established about 1840.
Randolph Township		This was formed in 1804 from Elizabeth Township; parts were taken off in 1809, 1817 and 1825 for other newer townships.
Rattlesnake	DC	A small prairie at the corner of Wilkinson and Water Sts., in the early days of the city.
Reesorville	HA	A settlement north of Dayton.
Residence Park	DC	An area in western Dayton, north of the Veterans Administration Center.
Ridgewood Heights	DC	An area in the extreme western part of the City, at U.S. 35.
Riverdale	DC	A section in the northwestern part of the city, between Rts. 48 and 49.
Riverside	MR	A small town on Harshmanville Rd., adjacent to Wright-Patterson AFB.
Rockingham		The proposed name for Jackson Township - the petition for the name was refused.
Rosedale		A small town in 1900.
St. Anne's Hill	DC	The high ground from the corner of McLean and Eagle Sts., north to Third St.
Salem	RA	A town near the western edge of the township, laid out in 1816; the post office was called Clayton, and the latter name later became the name of the town as well as of the post office.
Salem Springs	RA	The site of the first store in the township, 1810.
Seely's Basin	DC	A canal built in 1832, later known as "the Ditch", connecting the canal at the East end of Wayne St., with the old basin at Fair Ground Hill.
Shakertown	VB	A town along the eastern edge of the township.
Sharpsburg		Former name for another town whose name is unknown at this time. [See note.]
Shiloh	HA	A hamlet at Covington Pike and Shiloh Springs Rd.
Short Hills	VB	An area just south of Berkeley Heights.
Six Mile	HA	A settlement on Rt. 48 (Covington Pike and about 1 mile north of Shiloh.
Six Mile	JE	A settlement on Eaton Pike at Union Rd.
Slidertown	DC	The territory around the corner of Patterson and Brown Sts.
Smithville	MR	The settlement on the Mad River, the name of which was later changed to Harries (Station.
South Arlington	CL	The sometime name for Arlington.
Southern Hills	VB	An area centering on the intersection of Dorothy Lane and Dixie Drive.
South Park	DC	An area along Patterson Blvd., north of the Fairgrounds.
Spankertown	BU	A cluster of houses built around a carriage shop, a little east of Little York in the 1850's. A post office was established in 1880.
Specksburg	DC	That part of the early city in the low ground west of Perry St., named after Barnhart Speck, baker.
Steele's Hill	DC	The high ground north of the Miami River, on the State Road, from Bridge St. bridge around to the Covington Pike.
Spring Summit	VB	An area on the dividing ridge between the two Miami Rivers - the site of the Jones quarry.
Still Water Junction	MA	A hamlet on Wolf Creek Pike at the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Stop Eight	HA	A settlement on Troy Pike at the southern edge of the township.
Stringtown	MA	A small town dating back to about 1818, north of Trotwood; it was the location of David Miller's tannery.
String Town	WAS	A hamlet at Spring Valley Pike and Clyo Rds.
Strongsville	CL?	A hamlet on a stream.
Sulphur Grove	WAY	A very small village near the geographic center of the township; a post office was started here about 1879.
Sun(s)bury	GE	Although not laid out until 1825, it was the point of the first settlement of German Township, is on the south side of Twin Creek, across from Germantown.
Swanktown	CL	A settlement at the crossing of the National Rd. and Salem Pike.
Swartzell Settlement	JA	Probably the earliest settlement in the township, located near the side of present Farmersville.
Tadmer Station	BU	The Railroad station on the Dayton and Michigan Railroad, along the eastern edge of the township.
Tadmer/Tadmore Post Office	BU	The post office near the Miami River, at Tadmer Station; this area was later enveloped by Vandalia.
Tate's Hill	MR	A point on the railroad, near Camp Corwin; the 1956 Atlas calls this "Tate's Point".
Taylorsburg/Taylorsborough	RA	A town along the southern edge of the township, on Salem Rd., laid out by Adam Rodebaugh.
Taylorsville	WAY	A settlement between the Miami River and the Miami Canal.
Texas	MR	The area around the intersection of Brandt and Valley Pikes; listed as a village in the 1880 tax valuation.
Tiptop	MR	A section just outside the City of Dayton, near Oakland.
Trotwood	MA	A settlement established on the Dayton & Western R.D. Railroad about 1854, originally called Higgins Station.
Twin Valley	GE	The area between Big Twin and Little Twin streams, which join in Germantown.
Union	RA	A town in northeastern Union Township, platted in 1816. A post office was established by 1822.
Van Buren Township		Formed in June 1841 from parts of Washington Township and Dayton Township, it is no longer in existence; its original territory is covered largely by Oakwood, Kettering and Moraine.
Vandalia	BU	A town laid out in 1838 in the eastern part of the township.
Verona	CL	A town on the edge of Preble Co., just north of the Dayton & Union Railroad; possibly the new name for West Baltimore.
Voorhees Post Office	CL	The post office at the village of Arlington.
Walnut Hills	DC	A section of the city between RT. 35 and S. Main St.
Watervliet	VB	The old name for Shakertown.
Wayne Township		Formed in 1810, its lands west of the Miami River were taken off to form Butler Township.
Wenger Lawn	CL	A flag station on the Dayton and Union Railroad, one mile from Bachman.
West Baltimore	CL	A town along the Preble Co. border in the north-western corner of the township; it was surveyed in 1852.
Washington Township		An original township, organized in 1803; parts were taken off in 1829 (for Miami Township and 1841 for (Van Buren Township.
West Carrollton	MI	The present name for the town of Carrollton.
West Dayton	DC	Eighty lots near Third and Williams St., platted in 1845.
West Miami City	HA	Listed as a separate town in the 1880 Tax valuations, it may have been so identified because it was outside the Dayton City limits, whereas Miami City proper was incorporated in the City in 1871.
Westside	DC	An area in the western part of the city, between Third St. and Germantown Pike.
Westwood	DC	A section in western Dayton, between Hoover Ave. and Western Ave.
Whipps Corner	WAS	The crossing at Dayton-Lebanon Pike and Woodbourn Rd.
White's Corner	WAS	The junction of Alexandersville Pike and Wilmington Pike.
Whitefield	JE	A hamlet at Farmersville-West Carrollton Pike, and Infirmary Rd.
Winegarden, The	GE	A tract of land on the Dayton Pike, called after one of the owners, John Winegardner.
Woodbourne	WAS	A settlement in the northern part of the township, the first lots of which were sold in 1818.
York	BU	The name of a small settlement on the east side of South Branch; the post office is called Little York.