Zeno, Ohio

Zeno is an extinct town in Meigs Township, Muskingum County, Ohio.[1]

Sign on the southern entrance to Zeno

History

A post office called Zeno was established in 1862, and remained in operation until 1902.[2] The town also had a country store[3] and a high school.[4]

Notable residents
  • J. R. Clifford, who became West Virginia's first African-American attorney

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Zeno, Ohio
  2. "Muskingum County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  3. Everhart, F.J. (1882). 1794. History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers. F.J. Everhart & Co. p. 446. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  4. "Legal Notice". Zanesville Times Recorder. April 5, 1947. Retrieved October 22, 2019.

39°47′54″N 81°44′00″W


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