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Quaker Bottom – Union Tp. – Quaker Bottom is now a part of Proctorville. Some of the earliest settlers of Quaker Bottom were “In 1796 John Phillips, Jesse Baldwin, and family, members of the Friends from Westfall, North Carolina; Phineas Hunt and his family, all members of the society of Friends except himself (and he soon became a member) moved to the Virginia side of the Ohio River. In the latter part of 1797, Jesse Baldwin, after raising some corn opposite Green Bottom, moved some eighteen miles down Ohio and settled in what is now called Quaker Bottom, opposite the mouth of Guyandotte river and the present town of that name. (no source given)
Dec. 30, 1872 – The citizens of what was sub-dist. No. 6 of Union township has voted itself into a special Quaker Bottom district and has chosen F. M. Reckard, A. Fuller, and H. Pritchard as Managers and Directors. They talk of erecting a schoolhouse near where the Quaker (Sassafras) church house was, said to be the first chapel built in Ohio, west of the Muskingum river.
Quicks Run
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Raby – Symmes Tp. – Former name of Waterloo.
Rachel Creek – Upper Tp. Ironton Register, July 20, 1899 – Rachel the creek was so named because a horse belonging to a pioneer drowned in it at
an early day.
Rader Hollow
Railroad Runs
*Rankins Creek – Fayette and Union Townships – Rankins Creek was named for Hiram Rankin, who first built a cabin near its mouth at the south end of the bridge and later built across it. His brother was Col. Armstrong Rankins, who also had a son Hiram. Armstrong Rankin and his wife were both buried in the same grave. Located in Fayette Township.
Rankins Point – Also known as Bay’s Bottom, Hell’s Half Acre, and is called Crown City today. Located in Gallia County, just over the Lawrence County line.
Rappsburg – Mason Tp. – Name of the Post Office at Daniel Rapp’s place (1885).
Red River – Also known as Blodgett’s Run and Ned’s Branch. In the early day, some girls lived in the western branch of Indian Guyan. A young man had been to visit them. While there, there was a hard storm. The creek rose very high, and the young man on his road up the creek nearly swam his horse. The water was reddish with mud and colored the horse as high as its nose. He was asked where he had been, and being very bashful and not wanting to tell where he had been, he replied that he had been on Red River. It is called by some Blodget’s Run, Luther Blodget once living on it, and by some Ned’s Branch. Mamahan is an early squatter of the branch.
*Reeves Creek – Windsor Tp. – Wm. Reeves squatted and made salt-peter on a branch of Indian Guyan, and thus it was named Reeves Creek.
Reptile Branch – North side of Lost Creek was the Reptile Branch, named for the number of petrified bones of reptiles on the hill which it drains.
Richey Hollow
*Riders Pond – Elizabeth Tp.
Right Ridge
Rising Sun – Aid Tp. – Arabia, or as it is sometimes called “Bradshaw’s Mills,” has been laid out in town lots and will, it is presumed, assume the more romantic name of Rising Sun. We hope the Rising Sunners will have a big city and a railroad. If it beats Ironton the latter, out goes the county seat. Ironton Register, March 26, 1868.
*Rockcamp – Perry Tp. – Rockcamp Post Office. It has been said the Ramey’s were among the first settlers of Rock Camp.
Rockhill
Rockwood – Union Tp. – Now a part of Chesapeake. Rockwood received its name by company vote. Rockwood was founded on the part of a tract of 445 acres owned by the Rockwood Mining Co. The company consisted of ten members, each commemorated in the records by having a street named after him. Rockwood was so named by the combination of rocks and woods, both of which were near at hand; J. E. Wood wanted it called Woodsville, but there being another Woodsville in the state, they could not have the post office of the same name, so they called it Rockwood. Rockwood was in existence in 1883 and maybe before.
Ironton Register, April 15, 1893 – The New Town of Rockwood – Mssrs. John Snyder, J. C. Snyder, C. A. Hutsinpiller, M. O. Maddy, and a Huntington party have formed a syndicate and purchased the land of the Frampton heirs at Rockwood opposite Huntington 430 acres, which they will lay out in town lots and small farms and put on the market at once. County Surveyor Egerton is now doing the surveys. There are several houses on the land purchased and a fine stone quarry from which much of the stone used in the Kenova bridge was taken. This quarry, the syndicate, will operate through a lessee. The new town site, while distinct in itself, will probably be made a part of the village of Rockwood and known by that name. The syndicate has not been fully organized yet will meet in this city Tuesday for that purpose.
Rocky Fork – Fork of Guyan Creek.
Rome – Rome, now called LaBelle, in Rome Township. Ironton Register, December 12, 1895.
Rome Township – Judge E. B. Green and Esq. Joel Bowen had the naming of Rome Township. Bowen wanted it called Bowenville; Green proposed to cut a piece out of a rough pumpkin and throw heads and tails, and this was done. Green prepared the piece, left the oval green side on and the bottom flat, threw it up, and chose the green side. The oval side made it come up three times, and he named it Rome; he had just been reading the history of Rome. This township was first composed of fractional townships 1 and 2 of range 15. Rome Campground and Rome Chapel were named for the township. First called Center Township until 1820-21. Rome Township was first settled around 1787.
Round Bottom – see Strum’s Creek for the story.
Round Top Farm – Located near Rock Camp and owned by Miles Ramey.
*Royersville – Elizabeth Tp.
Russell’s Fork – The south fork of Sharp’s Creek was principally owned by Thos. Russell lived at the forks and was called Russell’s Fork. He was a very clever man, and his wife knew how to make a person feel comfortable and feel at home when at her house. This creek, according to Walton,
has more minerals in its hills than any other of the same draining capacity in the county.
Russell’s Place – Windsor Tp. – Once owned by Frank Russell, who owned the store, the tan yard, the mill, and the farm on which the village now stands – he directed everything—now known as Getaway. The village of Getaway was first called Unionville and then Russell’s Place. In recent years, however, it has been generally known as Getaway. (from Wisconsin newspaper – Post Offices established in the West for the week ending Nov. 10th, 1860 – Russell Place, Lawrence County, Ohio)
Ryansville – Ironton Register, January 22, 1891 – Ryansville, the famous and magnificent city of commerce, beautifully located on the head-waters of Buffalo, is noted for its fine dairy of “Jerseys.” Ryansville has no railroad center or manufacturing seaport but is the cradle of Manhattan P. O. and the birthplace of more school teachers than any other county village. The school of this place was the Grant School.
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Salliday – Salliday was named after a man who lived there for several years. Today it is known as Solida.
Salliday Creek – Known now as Solida Creek. Salliday Creek was named for Geo. Salliday Sr. (father of J. Salliday Sr.) had a wolf scalp hunting camp near its mouth at the entrance into the bottom for three winters. He took in all the venison hams he wanted for summer use, which with the bear meats and hides of the animals were here cured; the meat for family use, the skins for sale or trade, but the wolf scalps were cash for paying taxes. Mr. Salliday, for many years, lived in Scioto County and was much esteemed.
Salt Creek
*Sam Miller Hollow – Symmes Tp.
Sampsonville
*Sandfork – Mason Tp. – Not far from Symmes Creek in Greasy Ridge, near where the Chafin Mills stood.
Sand Hill
Sand Hollow
*Sandusky Creek – Fayette Tp.
Sarah Furnace – Upper Tp. – Lawrence County, Ohio This furnace was built in 1877 by Hiram Campbell & Sons and two sons-in-law. It was named for Mrs. Hiram Campbell.
Saundersville – Mason Tp. – Saundersville Post Office, located on the Mason Township line.
*Sawmill Run – Decatur Tp.
*Scarey Creek – Fayette Tp.
Schweickart Hollow
Scioto Furnace – Scioto County – Was built in 1828.
Scott Town – Windsor Tp. then Scottown. (From unknown source) School Teacher 1902 – W. A. Dillon left in 1902 and settled in Geary, Okla.
Sedgwick – Hamilton Tp.
*Sharp’s Creek – Aid Tp. – The next creek on the west side of Symmes Creek was first settled by Jack Sharp. At his house were held several township elections. The first held in Aid Township for Justice of the Peace was held at this house. For him, it was called Sharp’s Creek.
She Bear Branch – West side branch of North Fork was occupied for several years by a she-bear as supreme ruler, where she raised several cubs and was finally killed. It is said she weighed 400 lbs. net. This branch is called She-Bear.
She Bear Hollow –
Shelton Hollow
*Sheridan – Perry Tp. – Named for Gen. Phil Sheridan.
Sheridan Coal Works – The Sheridan Coaling Co. was first organized in 1864 under Bimpson and Nigh. A short time after, Charles Kingsbury, fresh from the war and full of enthusiasm over the fame of Gen. Sheridan, with Mr. Bimpson’s consent, named the place Sheridan. It had formerly been called Coalford. This famous vein of coal was first discovered by L. R. Chatfield, who lived a few miles up Lick Creek. Sheridan Coal Works Post Office. Ironton Weekly Republican – Sheridan Sold – The Coal Works Finally Purchased by a Company of Eastern Capitalists. … The deed was executed and delivered Tuesday, and the purchasers now possess the property. As has already been stated…negotiations have been pending for some time for the sale of the Sheridan works through Dr. E. P. Gould, trustee for the owners of the Sheridan, and Messrs. Kingsley & Brewer, of New York, who represent the company of eastern capitalists who have held an option on the property for the past six months and who have now become its owners…. The nominal consideration is $35,000. The new company will be known as the Sheridan Coal Co.
Sherritts – Symmes Township – Sheritts is in Symmes Tp. within half a mile of Aid Tp. line; is 3 miles from Arabia and three from Waterloo; was named by Amos Griffith and named in honor of John Sheritts, who bought out a man by the name of Spice, who then kept a tan yard where Sheritts now stands and turned the tannery into a blacksmith shop, and carried on a very successful shop many years; saved up a few thousand, then took the money back with him to Gallia county and bought his father’s home farm; returned there and there died. This is why we have Sheritts P. O. If I (A. S. Cooper) had named the office. I should have called it John’s creek, as I did name the one just above it. No one is living in the town now but J. J. White and his family. The P. O. is kept in A. S. Cooper’s store and is wholly managed by Deputy P. M. Sheritts is located within one mile of the noted scenery of Lawrence County, the Devil’s Den.
Shoal Creek – Shoal creek was named so because it came in at the shoals.
Shock Hollow
Simmons
*Skillet Handle Hollow – Lawrence Tp.
*Skin Creek – Lawrence and Union Townships – Runs near Bradrick Chapel in the town of Bradrick.
Slab Camp – Now known as Slab Fork.
*Slab Creek – Aid Tp.
*Slab Fork – Decatur Tp. – First known as Slab Camp. The main north fork of John’s Creek was called slab-camp from a slab-camp built near its mouth by Jno. Kelley and afterward called Slab Fork.
Slate Run – Also known as Beech Branch. The branch opposite Wolf Creek was called Slate Run on account of the quantity of slate of shale on it and by some Beech Branch for a woman who lived on the waters of it.
Slope Hollow
Smith Bottom
*Smith Hollow – Elizabeth Tp.
Smith Point – Nearly opposite the mouth of Big Branch was Smith Point and Bottom. John Smith, being a very early settler on this point, cleared the bottom.
Smokey Row – Elizabeth Tp.
Snag Bar
Snake Creek
Solida – Former name was Salliday. See Salliday.
*Solida Creek – Perry and Fayette
Townships – Former name was Salliday Creek.
*South Point – Fayette Tp. – Most southerly tip in the state of Ohio, South Point was also called North Kenova. It is directly across the Ohio River from Ceredo-Kenova, WV. IR Mar. 31, 1853 – Great Sale of Lots at South Point. …. a newly laid out town on the Ohio River, in Lawrence county, Ohio, immediately opposite the mouth of Big Sandy River, and Catlettsburg, Ky…..Wm. W. Davidson, Proprietor. A petition for the incorporation of South Point was presented to the Commissioners and set for hearing on September 7, 1887. Ironton Register, June 9, 1887. Incorporated November 6, 1887. Named because it is the most southern point in Ohio.
Ironton Register, November 17, 1887 – The County Commissioners granted the petition to incorporate the village of South Point. It is understood that an effort will be made to change it into a village school district. This will raise the question of whether the law gives that right. Ironton Register, June 25, 1891 – It is proposed to change the name of South Point to North Kenova. What wipes out the venerable, sentimental name for an importation? (of course, this didn’t happen – but part of Charley Creek used to get their mail from North Kenova -mjm)
Sow Branch – The branch above Ned’s Branch. In a large bottom lived a squatter at the mouth of this branch. The family let their sow and pigs sleep in the house. Two men went to the house, and when they stepped in the door, the sow and girl both started for the hole by the side of the chimney and got to the hole at once. They were too much to get through at the same time. Both tried hard to get through simultaneously, and the more they struggled, the tighter they were wedged in. As soon as they could, the men laughed, pulled the old sow out, and let the girl through, and they let the old sow go. The girl was washing her only garments, therefore, was nude and made a readily laughable spectacle. This was a good joke for some time in the neighborhood. So these men gave it the name Sow Branch. This branch has had several names.
Spears Fork – Named for Peter Spears, the only resident on it.
*Sperry’s Fork – Elizabeth Tp. – Jas. Sperry was the first settler on a branch of Pine Creek; for him, it was named Sperry’s Fork. Pine Grove Furnace was built on this creek; it empties into Pine Creek below Kelley’s Mills.
*Spot Hollow – Mason Tp.
*Spring Branch – Perry Tp.
*Spring Creek – Windsor Tp.
Stanley – PO est. 2 Jul 1841 with Timothy R. Stanley PM. Changed name to Miller’s on 25 Aug. 1841.
*Stanley Hollow – Perry Tp.
State-Run
Steece – Elizabeth Tp. – Now known as Bartles. Steece Post Office.
Steel Fork – The east branch of Dog Fork was called Steel Fork for Mr. Steel, who owned and lived for years near its mouth.
*Steel Trap Creek – Windsor Tp. – The branch that comes into Symmes on the east side between the mouths of Leatherwood and Drift Creek took its name from the large steel trap that was set to catch wolves for many years. Thus giving it the name Steel Trap Creek.
Stewart Hill
Stewart Knob
Stoney Fork – First known as Greazy John’s Branch, it was called Stoney Fork because of all the stones in the branch.
*Storms Creek – Elizabeth, Aid, and Lawrence Townships – Strums, now called Storms Creek, was named for a Pennsylvania German hunter who camped at its mouth, hunted for bears in the back hills, and carried the hides to Pittsburgh annually. The first church was a Baptist church near the mouth of Storms Creek. The first preaching was by Robt. Scott in 1802. It has been said he Mr. Strums camped here in the winter to hunt and went back to Pennsylvania with his bear, bacon, venison ham, bear skins, and deer hides in the spring to sell them; he had his son and dogs with him. From fifty to one hundred crows built nests on top of Sycamore trees above the Bartles Farm; when they left there, they went on to the Round bottom on Strum Creek and there built on Sycamore trees on what was known as the A. D. Kelley farm. They were driven from Crane’s nest near the Bartle’s farm by the settlers who shot them because they ate their fish. The crows stayed at Round Bottom till the timber was cut off.
String Town – Former name of Jacksonville. Located on Long Creek.
Strobel – PO est. 18 Mar 1903 with Charles P. Stanley PM. Discontinued 31 Mar. 1912 with mail sent to Ironton.
Strobel Hollow – One of the unofficial names of a branch of Sugar Creek Road. Named for the Strobel family that lived there. John B. Strobel was an Ironton Post Master in 1905.
Strums Creek – Strums, now called Storms Creek, was named for a Pennsylvania Dutch hunter who camped at its mouth, hunted for bears in the back hills, and carried the hides to Pittsburgh annually.
Sugar Camp Branch – The north branch of Aaron’s Creek, which comes in at the n.w. For several years, the corner of Section 16 was called Sugar Camp Branch because Mr. Delawder had a large sugar camp on it.
*Sugar Creek – Perry Tp.
Sugar Creek Ridge
Sugar Creek Road – Has had many names. Those names given in the latter years have been Eckhart Hollow, Strobel Hollow, Sutton Hollow, and Goodall Hollow, for the names of the families that live there. It is located on Star Route 141.
Sugar Grove – Located near the French Grant in Scioto County. A. LaCroix owned it in 1851. The location is one mile from Junior Furnace Landing on the Ohio River.
Suiter – Windsor Tp. – First known as Ida. Suiter Post Office.
Suiter’s Gap – Between Fish Trap Shoal and the river was low in the ridge, and Jacob Suiter lived on the river side of this gap at the foot of the hill. It was called Suiter’s Gap.
Sulphur Springs – Fayette Township.
Sunrise – Fayette Township
*Superior – Elizabeth Tp.
Sutton Hollow – One of the unofficial names given to a branch of Sugar Creek Road. Named for the Sutton family. Route 141 near the Rock Hill Middle School.
Swan Creek
Swartz Road
*Sybene – Fayette Tp. at the mouth of Charley Creek and Old Route 52 between Burlington Macedonia Road and the village of Chesapeake.
Symmes – PO est. 8 Apr 1856 with Essell Mck. Handley PM. Discontinued 18 Aug 1859.
*Symmes Creek – Symmes, Aid, and Union Townships – was named for John Cleves Symmes. The first and only salt well from which salt was made was on Symmes Creek, in Windsor, Tp., in section 31. J. C. Symmes had cut his name on a beech tree on its bark, and the people finding his name there called it Symmes Creek.
Symmes Run – Named by Col. Andrew P. Kouns but was later changed to Frampton. See Frampton. Andrew P. Kouns laid out the town of Kounston and named it the PO Symmes Run.
Symmes Township – Symmes Township formerly included most of Symmes Creek and its tributaries and was named for it. Organized on December 2, 1823. First settled around 1820.
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