Henley is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
Henley had its start as a railway shipping point for the local lumber industry.[2] The community was named after Reverend R. B. Henley, a railroad promoter.[3] A post office was established at Henley in 1882, and remained in operation until 1936.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Henley, Ohio
- ↑ Evans, Nelson Wiley (1903). A History of Scioto County, Ohio: Together with a Pioneer Record of Southern Ohio. N. W. Evans. p. 404.
- ↑ Bannon, Henry Towne (1927). Stories Old and Often Told, Being Chronicles of Scioto County, Ohio. Baltimore: Waverly Press. p. 274.
- ↑ "Scioto County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
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38°50′41″N 83°09′22″W / 38.84472°N 83.15611°W
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