Lena, Ohio Explained

Lena is an unincorporated community in Miami County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

Lena was originally called Elizabethtown, and under the latter name was laid out in 1830, and named for Elizabeth Robbins, the wife of a first settler.^[1] Another former variant name was Allen's, after Sylvanus Allen, a local postmaster. A post office called Allens was established in 1830, the name was changed to Lena in 1883, and the post office closed in 1914.^[2]

Notable person

• A. B. Graham, an Ohio State University professor, was born near Lena in 1868.^[3]

References

40.1408°N -84.0322°W

Notes and References

1. Book: The History of Miami County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, Etc.. 1880. Windmill Publications. 317.
2. Web site: Miami County . Jim Forte Postal History . 9 January 2016.
3. Book: The Ohio Educational Monthly. 1905. 477.