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Pickrelltown is an unincorporated community in Logan County, Ohio.The settlement is located at the intersection of County Roads 28 and 29 in northern Monroe Township.Variant names of Pickrelltown include "Frogtown", "Pickereltown", "Pickeretown", and "Pickreltown".HistoryA post office was established at Pickrelltown in 1851, and remained in operation until 1903. The community was named for Henry Pickerel, the proprietor of a local tanyard.GeographyPickrelltown is a short distance south of Mad River Mountain Ski Resort and southeast of Bellefontaine. The headwaters of the Macochee Creek, a small stream that meets the Mad River at West Liberty, are located around Pickrelltown.Pigeon Town, a town of the Shawnee Mekoche division, was located on Mad River, 3 miles northwest of West Liberty, Logan County, Ohio.Notable peopleSolomon L. Hoge — South Carolina Supreme Court justice and U.S. representative from South Carolina