Fly,_OH

Fly, Ohio

Fly, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States

Fly is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1] The community is at the intersection of routes 7 and 800 adjacent to the Ohio River. The city of Sistersville, West Virginia lies across the river to the southeast and is accessed via ferry across the river.[2]

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History

A post office called Fly was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1995.[3] It is said that the townspeople selected the name Fly on account of its brevity.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fly, Ohio
  2. [2]
    New Matamoras, Ohio, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1994
  3. [3]
    "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 13, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  4. [4]
    Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 45.


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