McLuney, Ohio

McLuney is an unincorporated community in Perry County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History edit

McLuney was founded in 1855, and named after nearby McLuney Creek.^[2] A post office called McLuney was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1941.^[3]

Notable person edit

John Wesley Iliff, a Colorado rancher, was born at McLuney in 1831.^[4]

References edit

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McLuney, Ohio
^ Colborn, Ephraim S. (1883). History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio. Brookhaven Press. p. 193.
^ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
^ John N. Ingham (1983). Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 655. ISBN 978-0-313-23908-3.

39°44′24″N 82°6′0″W / 39.74000°N 82.10000°W / 39.74000; -82.10000

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McLuney, Ohio

[2] Colborn, Ephraim S. (1883). History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio. Brookhaven Press. p. 193.

[3] "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 17, 2015.

[4] John N. Ingham (1983). Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 655. ISBN 978-0-313-23908-3.

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