Mount Joy, Ohio

Mount Joy is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

A post office called Mount Joy was established in 1871, and remained in operation until 1918.^[2] The community was named for Thomas Mt. Joy, a land agent.^[3]

Notable person

Wayne Blackburn, a baseball coach and team manager, was born at Mount Joy in 1914.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Joy, Ohio
^ "Scioto County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
^ Evans, Nelson Wiley (1903). A History of Scioto County, Ohio: Together with a Pioneer Record of Southern Ohio. N. W. Evans. p. 397.

38°57′05″N 83°10′25″W / 38.95139°N 83.17361°W / 38.95139; -83.17361

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

[2] "Scioto County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 26, 2016.

[3] Evans, Nelson Wiley (1903). A History of Scioto County, Ohio: Together with a Pioneer Record of Southern Ohio. N. W. Evans. p. 397.

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