 Greentown was located west of Perrysville, Ohio.It was burned to the ground by Caucasian pioneer-settlers during the War of 1812 in August 1812; but its Native-American inhabitants had already abandoned it for safety, elsewhere.Greentown was said to be named for Thomas Green, a Caucasian, and who was a Tory, who after aiding the Mohawks in the Wyoming massacre of 1778 sought retreat and seclusion with the Indians in the west.