McKays, Ohio
McKays is an unincorporated community in Clinton County, Ohio, United States.[1]
History
McKays was originally known as McKay's Station, and under the latter name had its start when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] The location was never platted but the railroad had a 21 car capacity and had 1 side track. At the location as well was a grain elevator, coal yard, log loading, stock yard and a grocery.[3] A post office called McKays Station was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1892.[4][5] The community was named for Alfred McKay, the original owner of the town site.[2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McKays
- ^ a b Brown, Albert J. (1915). History of Clinton County, Ohio: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 284.
- ^ The story of the Waynesville, Port William and Jeffersonville Railroad page 20[need quotation to verify]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McKay Station Post Office (historical)
- ^ "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
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