Walnut Grove United Methodist Church, built 1870

Walnut Grove is an unincorporated community in Logan County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Walnut Grove was laid out in 1854, and named for a grove of black walnut trees near the original town site.[2] A post office called Walnut Grove was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1902.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Walnut Grove, Ohio
  2. ^ History of Logan County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. O.L. Baskin. 1880. p. 453.
  3. ^ "Logan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 22, 2015.

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