New Rumley, Ohio

Location of New Rumley, Ohio

New Rumley is an unincorporated community in central Rumley Township, Harrison County, Ohio, United States. It is famous for being the birthplace of George Armstrong Custer.

Custer Memorial in New Rumley

The Custer Memorial by Erwin Frey is located along State Route 646 on Rumley's west side. The memorial, consisting of a statue and an exhibit pavilion with information about his life, is located at the site of his birthplace, of which only the foundations remain.^[1] The memorial is maintained by the Ohio Historical Society.

Although it is unincorporated, the community has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43984.^[2] It lies near the villages of Scio and Jewett.

References

Municipalities and communities of Harrison County, Ohio, United States County seat: Cadiz Villages Adena‡ Bowerston Cadiz Deersville Freeport Harrisville Hopedale Jewett New Athens Scio Townships Archer Athens Cadiz Franklin Freeport German Green Monroe Moorefield North Nottingham Rumley Short Creek Stock Washington CDP Tippecanoe Unincorporated communities Conotton Germano New Rumley Piedmont Pittsburgh Junction Ghost town Laceyville Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°24′06″N 81°01′51″W / 40.40167°N 81.03083°W / 40.40167; -81.03083