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San Toy is a ghost town in southeastern Bearfield Township, Ohio, Perry County, Ohio, United States. A flourishing community in the early 20th century, it was a coal town created by the Sunday Creek Coal Company.
According to the 1930 census, San Toy was the town in the United States whose population had decreased the most per capita since the previous census (976 in 1920 to just 128 in 1930). [1] In 1931, 17 of the 19 registered voters voted to abandon the town. Today approximately 50 people live in the area that was once San Toy. Many foundations and roads of the once busy town remain. A local road is named in its honor.
Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,408. Its county seat is New Lexington. It was established on March 1, 1818, from parts of Fairfield, Washington and Muskingum counties. The county is named for Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero of the War of 1812. Perry County is included in the Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. One of the poorest counties in the state, this is where the lawsuit challenging Ohio's school funding system, DeRolph v. State, began.
Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,653. Its county seat is Jackson. The county is named for Andrew Jackson, a hero of the War of 1812 who was subsequently elected President of the United States. It is known as "The Little Wales of Ohio." Jackson County comprises the Jackson, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Raceland is a home rule-class city in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States, in the Ohio River valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,424. It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area.
Clear Spring is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 358 at the 2010 census.
Lockbourne is a village in Franklin County and Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The population was 236 at the 2020 census. Lockbourne is located near Rickenbacker International Airport, and had initially provided its original name of Lockbourne Air Force Base.
Murray City is a village in Hocking County, Ohio, United States. The population was 341 at the 2020 census.
Coal Grove is a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,889 at the 2020 census. It borders the city of Ironton and lies across the Ohio River from Ashland, Kentucky. It is linked to Ashland by the Ben Williamson Memorial Bridge and Simeon Willis Memorial Bridge.
Corning is a village in Perry County, Ohio, United States. The population was 488 at the 2020 census.
New Straitsville is a village in Perry County, Ohio, United States. The population was 652 at the 2020 census.
Industry is a borough in western Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Ohio River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,833. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Clinchco is a town in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States. The town, formerly known as Moss, was named for both the Clinchfield Railroad and the Clinchfield Coal Corporation. The population was 337 at the 2010 census, down from 424 at the 2000 census. The Clinchco post office was established in 1917.
Thurmond is a town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States, on the New River. The population was five at the 2020 census. During the heyday of coal mining in the New River Gorge, Thurmond was a prosperous town with a number of businesses and facilities for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
Grant Town is a town in Marion County, West Virginia, in the eastern United States. The population was 690 at the 2020 census.
Colburn is a town in Adams County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 223 at the 2010 census. The town was most likely named for Sherman Colburn, who immigrated to Wisconsin from Vermont in 1855 and became a farmer in the area.
Bearfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,465 people in the township.
Monroe Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,356 people in the township.
Oreton is a ghost town in eastern Vinton Township, Vinton County, Ohio, United States, located along State Route 160. Oreton was a small mining community. Today, all that remains are the crumbled ruins of the iron furnace, a few concrete foundations, and the brick safe of Dave Ebert's company store.
Comet is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States. It is located at 39°06′57″N82°33′04″W, on the western edge of Wellston.
Tom Corwin is an unincorporated community in Coal Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States. It is located southwest of Wellston on Ohio State Route 788, at 39°05′56″N82°34′42″W.
Glen Nell is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States. It is located west of Wellston at the intersection of Glen Nell Road and Von-Glen Nell Road, at 39°08′51″N82°37′17″W.
39°39′22″N82°02′09″W / 39.65611°N 82.03583°W
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