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History

Sodom contained a post office from 1874 until 1903. The community was so named when a temperance activist, remarking on the small turnout at a lecture he delivered, jokingly compared the community to the infamous biblical city of Sodom.


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Unincorporated communities in Trumbull County, Ohio 1874 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1874 Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{TrumbullCountyOH-geo-stub