Rokeby Lock, Ohio

Rokeby Lock (also known as Rokeby) is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

Rokeby Lock was platted when a nearby lock and dam was being built on the Muskingum River.^[2] A post office was established at Rokeby Lock in 1839, and remained in operation until 1915.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rokeby Lock, Ohio
↑ Robertson, Charles (1886). History of Morgan County, Ohio, with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. L. H. Watkins & Company. p. 516.
↑ "Morgan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

Municipalities and communities of Morgan County, Ohio, United States

County seat: McConnelsville

Villages	Chesterhill Malta McConnelsville Stockport

Townships	Bloom Bristol Center Deerfield Homer Malta Manchester Marion Meigsville Morgan Penn Union Windsor York

Unincorporated communities	Bishopville Bristol Deavertown Eagleport Hooksburg Joy Meigs Morganville Moscow Mills Neelysville Pennsville Plantsville Reinersville Ringgold Rokeby Lock Rose Farm Rosseau Roxbury Todds Triadelphia Unionville

Coordinates: 39°43′55″N 81°54′18″W / 39.73194°N 81.90500°W / 39.73194; -81.90500

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