Tinney is an unincorporated community in Sandusky County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Tinney was originally called Greensburg, after John L. Green, a local judge.[2] Judge Green(e) settled here in the 1830s.[3] A post office called Tinney was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1904.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tinney, Ohio
  2. Meek, Basil (1909). Twentieth Century History of Sandusky County, Ohio: And Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. p. 340.
  3. History of Sandusky County, Ohio: With Portraits and Biographies of Prominent Citizens and Pioneers. H.Z. Williams & Bro. 1882. p. 383.
  4. "Sandusky County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2015.

41°18′46″N 83°18′41″W / 41.31278°N 83.31139°W / 41.31278; -83.31139


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