Manor, Ohio

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Manor
Location in Ohio
Coordinates: 39°35′22″N84°08′35″W / 39.58944°N 84.14306°W / 39.58944; -84.14306 Coordinates: 39°35′22″N84°08′35″W / 39.58944°N 84.14306°W / 39.58944; -84.14306
Country United States
State Ohio
County Montgomery County
Elevation
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988 ft (301 m)

Manor is a ghost town in Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. [1] Originally, Manor was founded as a railway stop between Centerville and Lytle on the Cincinnati, Lebanon, and Northern Railway. [2] It was located on Social Row Road just one mile east of Dayton-Lebanon Pike (State Route 48). [3]

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Rosedale

Between 1898 and 1918, the town was mapped as Rosedale. [4] In 1900, Rosedale was recorded as a small town. [3]

Big Bend Park (Manor Station)

Centerville-Washington Park District maintains the grounds where the station once stood. An old railroad track bed is preserved in the park, which is also a walking trail. [5] The southbound rail splits at this station and combines again near Lytle station. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Manor, Ohio
  2. http://www.railsandtrails.com/Maps/OhioRRCommission/1918/1918RailroadMapSW-100.jpg [ bare URL image file ]
  3. 1 2 http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohmontgs/gazetteer.htm [ user-generated source ]
  4. "Montgomery County Ohio Railroad Stations".
  5. "Big Bend – Centerville-Washington Park District".
  6. "Dayton to Lebanon, OH - Abandoned Rails".