Neptune is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Mercer County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1]
History
Neptune was laid out in 1837. [2] A post office was established at Neptune in 1839, and remained in operation until 1905. [3]
Notable person
- Lemuel Herbert Murlin, a president of Boston University, was born near Neptune in 1861. [4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Neptune, Ohio
- ^ Scranton, S. S. (1907). History of Mercer County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 128.
- ^ "Mercer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ^ Portrait and Biographical Record of Leavenworth, Douglas and Franklin Counties, Kansas: Containing Portraits, Biographies and Genealogies of Well Known Citizens of the Past and Present. Chapman publishing Company. 1899. p. 199.
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40°36′11″N 84°29′30″W / 40.60306°N 84.49167°W
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Neptune is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Mercer County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1]
History
Neptune was laid out in 1837. [2] A post office was established at Neptune in 1839, and remained in operation until 1905. [3]
Notable person
- Lemuel Herbert Murlin, a president of Boston University, was born near Neptune in 1861. [4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Neptune, Ohio
- ^ Scranton, S. S. (1907). History of Mercer County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 128.
- ^ "Mercer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ^ Portrait and Biographical Record of Leavenworth, Douglas and Franklin Counties, Kansas: Containing Portraits, Biographies and Genealogies of Well Known Citizens of the Past and Present. Chapman publishing Company. 1899. p. 199.
Municipalities and communities of
Mercer County, Ohio, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| City | | |
| Villages | ||
| Townships | ||
| CDP | ||
|
Other communities | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
40°36′11″N 84°29′30″W / 40.60306°N 84.49167°W
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| This Mercer County, Ohio state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |