Luhrig is an unincorporated community in Athens County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

A post office called Luhrig was established in 1900, and was discontinued in 1916.[2] Luhrig originally was a mining community; the Luhrig Coal Company operated coal mines there.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Luhrig, Ohio
  2. "Athens County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  3. Ohio. Inspector of Mines (1909). Annual Report of the Chief Inspector of Mines. Industrial Commission, Department of Inspection, Division of Mines. p. 287.

39°20′00″N 82°11′00″W / 39.33333°N 82.18333°W / 39.33333; -82.18333


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