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] The location was never platted but the railroad had a 21 car capacity and had 1 side track. At the location as well was a grain elevator, coal yard, log loading, stock yard and a grocery.[3] A post office called McKays Station was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1892.[4][5] The community was named for Alfred McKay, the original owner of the town site.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McKays
  2. ^ a b Brown, Albert J. (1915). History of Clinton County, Ohio: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 284.
  3. ^ The story of the Waynesville, Port William and Jeffersonville Railroad page 20[need quotation to verify]
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McKay Station Post Office (historical)
  5. ^ "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
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39°32′22″N 83°52′38″W / 39.5394444°N 83.8772222°W / 39.5394444; -83.8772222 (McKays Station)

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