Zeno,_Ohio

Zeno, Ohio

Zeno, Ohio

Extinct town in Ohio, U.S.

Zeno is an extinct town in Meigs Township, Muskingum County, Ohio.[1]

Sign on the southern entrance to Zeno

History

A post office called Zeno was established in 1862, and remained in operation until 1902.[2] The town also had a country store[3] and a high school.[4]

Notable residents

  • J. R. Clifford, who became West Virginia's first African-American attorney

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Zeno, Ohio
  2. [2]
    "Muskingum County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  3. [3]
    Everhart, F.J. (1882). 1794. History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers. F.J. Everhart & Co. p. 446. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Legal Notice". Zanesville Times Recorder. April 5, 1947. Retrieved October 22, 2019.

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