Henley is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
History
Henley had its start as a railway shipping point for the local lumber industry. The community was named after Reverend R. B. Henley, a railroad promoter. A post office was established at Henley in 1882, and remained in operation until 1936.
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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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
38°50′41″N 83°09′22″W / 38.84472°N 83.15611°W / 38.84472; -83.15611
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