Country United States County Preble GNIS feature ID 1065864 Local time Saturday 10:26 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Elevation 304 m Area code 937 | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 80% Humidity | ||
Morning Sun is an unincorporated community in southeastern Israel Township, Preble County, Ohio, United States. It is located approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Fairhaven at the intersection of State Routes 177 and 732 with Morning Sun Road, just north of Hueston Woods State Park. The community is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Map of Morning Sun, OH 45311, USA
History
Morning Sun was platted in 1833. According to tradition, a sunrise which occurred at the time the first settlers were thinking of a suitable name caused this name to be selected. A post office was established at Morning Sun in 1836, and remained in operation until 1948.
Notable person
Richard Elihu Sloan, the last Governor of Arizona Territory, was born in Morning Sun in 1857.
References
Morning Sun, Ohio Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA