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Schooley, Ohio

Coordinates: 39°15′56″N 82°52′12″W / 39.26556°N 82.87000°W / 39.26556; -82.87000
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Schooley is an unincorporated community in Ross County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

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A variant name for the community was Shooleys Station.[1] A post office called Schooleys Station 1858, the name was changed to Schooley in 1882, and the post office closed in 1906.[2] John Schooley, the first postmaster and station agent, gave the community his name.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Schooley, Ohio
  2. ^ "Ross County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  3. ^ Bennett, Henry Holcomb (1902). The County of Ross: A History of Ross County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days. Selwyn A. Brant. p. 355.

39°15′56″N 82°52′12″W / 39.26556°N 82.87000°W / 39.26556; -82.87000