River Styx, Ohio

River Styx, Ohio
Unincorporated community
River Styx, Ohio is located in Ohio
River Styx, Ohio
River Styx, Ohio
River Styx, Ohio is located in the United States
River Styx, Ohio
River Styx, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°03′25″N 81°47′59″W / 41.05694°N 81.79972°W / 41.05694; -81.79972
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyMedina
Elevation
[1]
1,020 ft (310 m)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total39
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)234 & 330
GNIS feature ID1071119[1]

River Styx is an unincorporated community in Medina County, Ohio, United States. River Styx is located 4.5 miles from Wadsworth and 6.5 miles from Medina.

A post office called River Styx was established in 1828, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[2] The community and the nearby Styx River derive their names from the Styx, a river in Greek mythology.[3] The gloomy character of a nearby swamp caused the name to be selected.[4] River Styx has been noted for its unusual place name.[5]

There is a cemetery that was established as a pioneer homestead graveyard in 1821.[6]

Notable person

Notes

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: River Styx, Ohio
  2. ^ "Medina County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  3. ^ History of Medina County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Baskin & Battey. 1881. p. 420.
  4. ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 119.
  5. ^ Petras, Kathryn; Petras, Ross (December 18, 2007). Unusually Stupid Americans: A Compendium of All-American Stupidity. Random House Publishing Group. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-307-41761-9.
  6. ^ River Styx Cemetery
  7. ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1948, Biographical Sketch of Marvin Rosenberry, pg. 12


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