McKees Town is a ghost town in Logan County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
The town was founded at the site of an Indian village. [1] McKees Town took its name from nearby McKees Creek. [2]
Logan County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,150. The county seat is Bellefontaine. The county is named for Benjamin Logan, who fought Native Americans in the area.
Logan is a city in Hocking County, Ohio. The population was 7,152 at the time of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Hocking County. Logan is located in southeast Ohio, on the Hocking River 48 miles southeast of Columbus. The current mayor of Logan is Republican Greg Fraunfelter, who began a four-year term in January 2016 and was re-elected in 2019.
Bellefontaine is a city in and the county seat of Logan County, Ohio, United States, located 48 miles (77 km) northwest of Columbus. The population was 13,370 at the 2010 Census. It is the principal city of the Bellefontaine, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Logan County. The highest point in Ohio, Campbell Hill, is within the city limits.
McKees Rocks, also known as "The Rocks", is a borough in Allegheny County, in western Pennsylvania, along the south bank of the Ohio River. The borough population was 6,104 at the 2010 census.
The Battle of Blue Licks, fought on August 19, 1782, was one of the last battles of the American Revolutionary War. The battle occurred ten months after Lord Cornwallis's surrender at Yorktown, which had effectively ended the war in the east. On a hill next to the Licking River in what is now Robertson County, Kentucky, a force of about 50 Loyalists along with 300 indigenous warriors ambushed and routed 182 Kentucky militiamen. It was the last victory for the Loyalists and natives during the frontier war. British, Loyalist and Native forces would engage in fighting with American forces once more the following month in Wheeling, West Virginia, during the Siege of Fort Henry.
The Ottawa River is a tributary of the Auglaize River, approximately 50 miles (80 km) long, in northwestern Ohio in the United States. The river is named for the Ottawa tribe of Native Americans who inhabited the area in the 18th century. It shares its name with another river in northwestern Ohio, the Ottawa River in Toledo, as well as the Ottawa River in Ontario & Quebec, Canada.
Rushcreek Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,221.
Lake Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,534, making it the largest in population in Logan County.
Harrison Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,087.
McArthur Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,016.
Washington Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 3,605, down from 3,945 at the 2000 census.
Richland Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,482.
Pickrelltown is an unincorporated community in Logan County, Ohio.
Logansville is an unincorporated community in central Pleasant Township, Logan County, Ohio, United States. It lies along State Route 47 at its intersection with County Road 24. The Great Miami River flows southward along the western edge of Logansville. The community lies 2½ miles (4 km) north of the village of De Graff and 9 miles west of the city of Bellefontaine, the county seat of Logan County. It is located at 40°20′44″N83°55′50″W, and its altitude is 1,010 feet (308 m).
Alexander McKee was an officer in the British Indian Department during the French and Indian War, the American Revolutionary War, and the Northwest Indian War. He achieved the rank of Deputy Superintendent General in 1794, the second highest position in the Indian Department at the time.
McKees Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is a tributary of Stony Creek.
Big Springs is an unincorporated community in Logan County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Walnut Grove is an unincorporated community in Logan County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
White Town is a ghost town in Rushcreek Township, Logan County, Ohio. It was located in Rushcreek Township.
Flatwoods is a ghost town in Bokescreek Township, Logan County, Ohio, in the United States.