Henley, Ohio

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

History

Henley had its start as a railway shipping point for the local lumber industry.^[2] The community was named after Reverend R. B. Henley, a railroad promoter.^[3] A post office was established at Henley in 1882, and remained in operation until 1936.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Henley, Ohio
↑ Evans, Nelson Wiley (1903). A History of Scioto County, Ohio: Together with a Pioneer Record of Southern Ohio. N. W. Evans. p. 404.
↑ Bannon, Henry Towne (1927). Stories Old and Often Told, Being Chronicles of Scioto County, Ohio. Baltimore: Waverly Press. p. 274.
↑ "Scioto County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Scioto County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Portsmouth

City	Portsmouth

Villages	New Boston Otway Rarden South Webster

Townships	Bloom Brush Creek Clay Green Harrison Jefferson Madison Morgan Nile Porter Rarden Rush Union Valley Vernon Washington

CDPs	Clarktown Franklin Furnace Friendship Lucasville McDermott Minford Rosemount Sciotodale West Portsmouth Wheelersburg

Unincorporated communities	Alexandria Bear Creek Bloom Junction Buena Vista Dry Run Eifort‡ Hales Creek Harrison Mills Haverhill Henley Junior Furnace Lombardsville Lyra McGaw Mount Joy Mule Town Pinkerman Pond Run Powellsville Rushtown Scioto Furnace Sedan Slocum Wallace Mills

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 38°50′41″N 83°09′22″W / 38.84472°N 83.15611°W / 38.84472; -83.15611

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