Walnut Grove, Ohio

Walnut Grove United Methodist Church, built 1870

Walnut Grove is an unincorporated community in Logan County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Walnut Grove was laid out in 1854, and named for a grove of black walnut trees near the original town site.[2] A post office called Walnut Grove was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1902.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Walnut Grove, Ohio
  2. History of Logan County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. O.L. Baskin. 1880. p. 453.
  3. "Logan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 December 2015.

Coordinates: 40°25′39″N 83°37′24″W / 40.42750°N 83.62333°W / 40.42750; -83.62333


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.