Mabee Corner (also previously known as Mabee's Stand and simply Mabee's) is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Hamilton Township,
Jackson County,
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
, United States. It is located west of
Oak Hill at the intersection of Bucklick Creek Road (County Road 63) and
Ohio State Route 139, at .
The town is named for William Mabee, who built a store here in 1846 called "Mabee's Stand". The Mabees Post Office was originally established at Mabee's store on September 27, 1849 with James Mabee as the first Postmaster. It was the fourth post office established in the county. The post office was moved and the name was changed to Mabee Post Office on July 11, 1892. Later it was moved back to the store location, but ultimately discontinued on September 15, 1904. Mail service is now handled through the Oak hill branch. As of 1916, Mabee was the only community in the township.
[Willard, Eugene B., et al., ]
A Standard History of the Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of the Industrial and Commercial Development, Volume 1
', Lewis Publishing Company, 1916, Pg. 538.
References
Unincorporated communities in Jackson County, Ohio
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