Neptune, Ohio Explained

Neptune is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Mercer County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

Neptune was laid out in 1837.^[1] A post office was established at Neptune in 1839, and remained in operation until 1905.^[2]

Notable person

• Lemuel Herbert Murlin, a president of Boston University, was born near Neptune in 1861.^[3]

References

40.6031°N -84.4917°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Scranton, S. S.. History of Mercer County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. 1907. Biographical Publishing Company. 128.
2. Web site: Mercer County . Jim Forte Postal History . 18 December 2015.
3. Book: 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. 1899. Chapman publishing Company. 199.