Glen Nell, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States

39°08′51″N 82°37′17″W / 39.14750°N 82.62139°W / 39.14750; -82.62139CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountiesJacksonElevation

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663 ft (202 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

45692

Area code740GNIS feature ID1062785^[1]

Glen Nell is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States. It is located west of Wellston at the intersection of Glen Nell Road and Von-Glen Nell Road, at 39°08′51″N 82°37′17″W / 39.14750°N 82.62139°W / 39.14750; -82.62139.^[2]^[3]

History

Glen Nell was founded as a company town for the Glen Nell Coal Company. The company mined coal at this location in a slope mine called the "Glen Nell Mine", later called the "Phoenix Mine", opened about 1890.^[4]^[5] The Company also operated two drift mines nearby, called "Eclipse #1" and "Eclipse #2". As of 1893, there were 15 miners, 8 day laborers, one Superintendent, and one Mine Boss employed at the mine and a spur of the CH&D Railroad leading to the location,^[5] but the mine was "long abandoned" by 1921.^[6]

There is a Wilcox Post Office listed as being "at the Glen Nell Coal Works",^[4] but no record of when it was established or discontinued.

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glen Nell, Ohio
^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 78.
^ ^a ^b Jackson County, Ohio Genealogical Society. Jackson County, Ohio: History and Families, 175th Anniversary, 1816-1991, Volume 1. Turner Publishing Company. 1991.
^ ^a ^b Ohio Inspector of Mines. Annual Report of the Chief Inspector of Mines, Issue 18. Industrial Commission, Department of Inspection, Division of Mines. 1893.
^ Conrey, G.W.. Geology of Wayne County. Geological Survey of Ohio, Fourth Series, Bulletin, Volumes 24-25. Legislature of Ohio. 1921. Pg. 17.