Lena,_Ohio

Lena, Ohio

Lena, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Lena is an unincorporated community in Miami County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Lena was originally called Elizabethtown, and under the latter name was laid out in 1830, and named for Elizabeth Robbins, the wife of a first settler.[2] Another former variant name was Allen's, after Sylvanus Allen, a local postmaster.[2] A post office called Allens was established in 1830, the name was changed to Lena in 1883, and the post office closed in 1914.[3]

Notable person

  • A. B. Graham, an Ohio State University professor, was born near Lena in 1868.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lena, Ohio
  2. [2]
    The History of Miami County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, Etc. Windmill Publications. 1880. p. 317.
  3. [3]
    "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  4. [4]
    The Ohio Educational Monthly. 1905. p. 477.

40°08′27″N 84°01′56″W


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