Official Name: | Glen Roy, Ohio |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Ohio |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
Subdivision Name2: | Jackson |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 233 |
Elevation Ft: | 764 |
Coordinates: | 39.1125°N -82.5797°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 45692 |
Area Code: | 740 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1062786 |
Glen Roy (also known as Glenroy) is an unincorporated community in Coal Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States. It is located east of Coalton along Ohio State Route 93, between Altoona and Goldsboro, at 39.1125°N -82.5797°W.[2]
The community was laid out and founded by Andrew Roy, Ohio's first chief mining inspector.[3] The Glen Roy post office was established on January 2, 1883. The name was changed to Glenroy on July 12, 1893, and the post office ultimately closed on July 30, 1921. Mail service is now handled through the Coalton branch.
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