McLuney, Ohio

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

History

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

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

References

↑ 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 17 December 2015.
↑ John N. Ingham (1983). Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 655. ISBN 978-0-313-23908-3.

Municipalities and communities of Perry County, Ohio, United States

County seat: New Lexington

Villages	Corning Crooksville Glenford Hemlock Junction City New Lexington New Straitsville Rendville Roseville‡ Shawnee Somerset Thornville

Townships	Bearfield Clayton Coal Harrison Hopewell Jackson Madison Monday Creek Monroe Pike Pleasant Reading Salt Lick Thorn

CDP	Thornport

Unincorporated communities	Bristol Buckingham Chalfants Chapel Hill Clarksville Crossenville Maxville McCuneville McLuney Millertown Milligan Mount Perry Moxahala New Reading Oakfield Portersville Rehoboth Saltillo Sego Sulphur Springs

Ghost towns	Dicksonton San Toy

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

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

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