Little York is an unincorporated community in Butler Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States.[1] It is located on the east bank of the Stillwater River, at the intersection of Little York Road and Meeker Road, not far from the intersection of I-70 and Ohio State Route 48.
Little York | |
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Coordinates: 39°51′31″N 84°15′29″W / 39.858668°N 84.257999°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Montgomery County |
Elevation | 833 ft (254 m) |
Time zone | UTC-05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-04:00 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1065012[1] |
History
editLittle York was platted in 1817 by Andrew Waymire.[2] A post office in the community called Little York was established in 1824, the name was changed to Littleyork in 1895, and the post office closed in 1901.[3] Besides the post office, Little York had a mill and distillery.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little York, Ohio
- ^ Drury, Augustus Waldo (1909). History of the City of Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 915.
- ^ "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ History of Montgomery County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County ; Its Townships, Cities, Towns, Schools, Churches. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co. 1882. p. 342. Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2016.