Mount Joy, Ohio

Mount Joy is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

A post office called Mount Joy was established in 1871, and remained in operation until 1918.[2] The community was named for Thomas Mt. Joy, a land agent.[3]

Notable person

Wayne Blackburn, a baseball coach and team manager, was born at Mount Joy in 1914.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Joy, Ohio
  2. "Scioto County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. Evans, Nelson Wiley (1903). A History of Scioto County, Ohio: Together with a Pioneer Record of Southern Ohio. N. W. Evans. p. 397.
  4. "Wayne Blackburn". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.


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