Sligo, Ohio

Sligo is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States.^[1]

Gallery

Sligo community sign
Looking west on US 22 in Sligo

History

A post office called Sligo was established in 1844, and remained in operation until 1865.^[2] The community was named after the Sligo Iron Works in Pittsburgh, a favorite brand of 19th-century blacksmiths.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sligo, Ohio
↑ "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
↑ Brown, Albert J. (1915). History of Clinton County, Ohio: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 255.

Municipalities and communities of Clinton County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Wilmington

City	Wilmington

Villages	Blanchester‡ Clarksville Lynchburg‡ Martinsville Midland New Vienna Port William Sabina

Townships	Adams Chester Clark Green Jefferson Liberty Marion Richland Union Vernon Washington Wayne Wilson

Unincorporated communities	Bloomington Burtonville Cuba Farmers Gurneyville Jonesboro Kingman Klocks Crossing Lees Creek Lumberton McKays Melvin Memphis Morrisville New Antioch Oakland Ogden Pansy Reesville Sligo Snow Hill Starbucktown Westboro

Ghost town	New Burlington

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°26′30″N 83°55′13″W / 39.44167°N 83.92028°W / 39.44167; -83.92028

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