Lyndon, Ohio

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Lyndon is an unincorporated community in Ross County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

Lyndon was originally called "Zora", and under the latter name was platted in 1853. [1] The present name is after Lyndon, Massachusetts, the native home of an early settler. [2] A former variant name was Lyndon Station. [3] A post office called Lyndon Station was established in 1857, and the name was changed to Lyndon in 1882. [4] Lyndon Station was located on the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1938). Chillicothe and Ross County. Works Progress Administration. p. 79.
  2. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 79.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lyndon, Ohio
  4. ↑ "Ross County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Smith, Clifford Neal (1 June 2009). Early Nineteenth-Century German Settlers in Ohio (Mainly Cincinnati and Environs), Kentucky, and Other States. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4a, 4b, and 4C. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 58. ISBN   978-0-8063-5229-9.

Coordinates: 39°21′09″N83°18′44″W / 39.35250°N 83.31222°W / 39.35250; -83.31222


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