Higby, Ohio
Higby is an unincorporated community in Ross County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
Higby had its start when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] The community has the name of Judiah Ellsworth Higby, a pioneer citizen.[3] A post office called Higby was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1933.[4]
gollark: 攢ðeđŋħ→ĸłµnøþ@¶ßŧ↓“ł»←«
gollark: How high-gen are those sæltĸins?
gollark: So many saltkins in the raffle thingy...
gollark: Is it? It says "opening soon" in the title and there doesn't seem to be a link or whatever.
gollark: With the magic of "not doing stupid stuff like sending a request to the backend server every refresh" you can AR much faster. Unfortunately, no publicly-available stuff does that.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Higby, Ohio
- Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 60.
- Federal Writers' Project (1938). Chillicothe and Ross County. Works Progress Administration. p. 77.
- "Ross County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
Municipalities and communities of Ross County, Ohio, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| City |  Map of Ohio highlighting Ross County | |
| Villages | ||
| Townships | ||
| CDPs | ||
| Unincorporated communities |
| |
| Ghost town | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
  | ||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.