New Rumley, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

New Rumley is an unincorporated community in central Rumley Township, Harrison County, Ohio, United States.^[1] It is the birthplace of George Armstrong Custer.

The Custer Memorial by Erwin Frey is located along State Route 646 on Rumley's west side. The memorial, consisting of a statue and an exhibit pavilion with information about his life, and a museum operated by the Custer Memorial Association is located at the site of his birthplace, of which only the foundations remain.^[2] The memorial is maintained by the Ohio Historical Society.

The community has a post office with the ZIP code 43984.^[3] It lies near the villages of Scio and Jewett.

History

New Rumley was platted in 1813.^[4] A post office was established at New Rumley in 1820.^[5] The post office was discontinued in 2013.^[6]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Rumley, Ohio
^ OHS — Places — Custer Memorial Archived October 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Ohio Historical Society, 2007-06-13. Accessed 2007-10-24.
^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
^ Hanna, Charles Augustus (1900). Historical Collections of Harrison County, in the State of Ohio. Privately printed. p. 114.
^ "Harrison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
^ "Postmaster Finder". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 11, 2015.