Glendon, Ohio

Glendon is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

An early variant name was Rattlesnake.^[2] A post office called Rattlesnake was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1904.^[3] Glendon (or Glenden) had 25 inhabitants in 1910.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glendon, Ohio
↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 52.
↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
↑ Allen, Frank M. (1914). History of Fayette County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B. F. Bowen, Incorporated. p. 270.

Municipalities and communities of Fayette County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Washington Court House

City	Washington Court House

Villages	Bloomingburg Jeffersonville Milledgeville New Holland‡ Octa

Townships	Concord Green Jasper Jefferson Madison Marion Paint Perry Union Wayne

CDPs	Good Hope Pancoastburg

Unincorporated communities	Buena Vista Cook Cunningham Eber Edgefield Fairview Glendon Hagler Jasper Mills Johnson Luttrell Madison Mills Manara McLean New Martinsburg Parrott Plano‡ Pleasant View Rock Mills South Plymouth Staunton West Lancaster White Oak Yankeetown Yatesville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°30′30″N 83°33′03″W / 39.50833°N 83.55083°W / 39.50833; -83.55083

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