Glen Nell, Ohio | |
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Coordinates: 39°08′51″N 82°37′17″W / 39.14750°N 82.62139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
Counties | Jackson |
Elevation | 663 ft (202 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 45692 |
Area code | 740 |
GNIS feature ID | 1062785 [1] |
Glen Nell is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States. It is located west of Wellston at the intersection of Glen Nell Road and Von-Glen Nell Road, at 39°08′51″N 82°37′17″W / 39.14750°N 82.62139°W. [2] [3]
Glen Nell was founded as a company town for the Glen Nell Coal Company. The company mined coal at this location in a slope mine called the "Glen Nell Mine", later called the "Phoenix Mine", opened about 1890. [4] [5] The Company also operated two drift mines nearby, called "Eclipse #1" and "Eclipse #2". As of 1893, there were 15 miners, 8 day laborers, one Superintendent, and one Mine Boss employed at the mine and a spur of the CH&D Railroad leading to the location, [5] but the mine was "long abandoned" by 1921. [6]
There is a Wilcox Post Office listed as being "at the Glen Nell Coal Works", [4] but no record of when it was established or discontinued.
Glen Nell, Ohio | |
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Coordinates: 39°08′51″N 82°37′17″W / 39.14750°N 82.62139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
Counties | Jackson |
Elevation | 663 ft (202 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 45692 |
Area code | 740 |
GNIS feature ID | 1062785 [1] |
Glen Nell is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States. It is located west of Wellston at the intersection of Glen Nell Road and Von-Glen Nell Road, at 39°08′51″N 82°37′17″W / 39.14750°N 82.62139°W. [2] [3]
Glen Nell was founded as a company town for the Glen Nell Coal Company. The company mined coal at this location in a slope mine called the "Glen Nell Mine", later called the "Phoenix Mine", opened about 1890. [4] [5] The Company also operated two drift mines nearby, called "Eclipse #1" and "Eclipse #2". As of 1893, there were 15 miners, 8 day laborers, one Superintendent, and one Mine Boss employed at the mine and a spur of the CH&D Railroad leading to the location, [5] but the mine was "long abandoned" by 1921. [6]
There is a Wilcox Post Office listed as being "at the Glen Nell Coal Works", [4] but no record of when it was established or discontinued.