Fly, Ohio

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Fly, Ohio
Unincorporated community
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Sistersville Ferry at Fly
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Coordinates: 39°33′53″N81°00′30″W / 39.56472°N 81.00833°W / 39.56472; -81.00833
Country United States
State Ohio
County Monroe
Township Jackson
Elevation
[1]
692 ft (211 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
Area codes 740 & 220
GNIS feature ID1075863 [1]

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]

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