McKays, Ohio

Looking north on McKay Road in McKays, Ohio.

McKays is an unincorporated community in Clinton County, Ohio, United States.^[1]

History

McKays was originally known as McKay's Station, and under the latter name had its start when the railroad was extended to that point.^[2] A post office called McKays Station was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1892.^[3]^[4] The community was named for Alfred McKay, the original owner of the town site.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McKays
1 2 Brown, Albert J. (1915). History of Clinton County, Ohio: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 284.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McKay Station Post Office (historical)
↑ "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 December 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Clinton County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Wilmington

City	Wilmington

Villages	Blanchester‡ Clarksville Lynchburg‡ Martinsville Midland New Vienna Port William Sabina

Townships	Adams Chester Clark Green Jefferson Liberty Marion Richland Union Vernon Washington Wayne Wilson

Unincorporated communities	Bloomington Burtonville Cuba Farmers Gurneyville Jonesboro Kingman Klocks Crossing Lees Creek Lumberton McKays Melvin Memphis Morrisville New Antioch Oakland Ogden Pansy Reesville Sligo Snow Hill Starbucktown Westboro

Ghost town	New Burlington

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

Coordinates: 39°32′22″N 83°52′38″W / 39.5394444°N 83.8772222°W / 39.5394444; -83.8772222 (McKays Station)

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