Deep within the hills in Neel, Ohio lies an abandoned country market and the remains of a covered span that was washed away in 1997.
Deep within the hills in Neel, Ohio lies an abandoned country market and the remains of a covered span that washed away in 1997.
Some time back, I revisited Jeannette Glass in Pennsylvania as I came across an outdated article regarding its pending demolition. Fearing that Jeannette could be gone sooner rather than later, I packed my bags, hopped into my car, dialed up some music and pointed my compass east.
The Flemingsburg and Northern Railroad existed from the Louisville & Nashville line at Flemingsburg Junction, Kentucky to Hillsboro.
When people speak about dying downtowns and the declining inner ring of suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio – does one think of the Cincinnati Mall?
It was a slightly chilly morning in downtown Cumberland, Maryland when I awoke to my alarm and the passing locomotives chugging along the former Western Maryland rail line through the heart of the city. I enjoyed listening to the trains throughout the night as it had a calming effect upon me, something that I recalled during my tenure at my parents house which was next to the massive Russell, Kentucky railyards. Feeling refreshed, I packed my gear and headed to my car and pointed my compass westward to Frostburg and then south to Lonaconing.
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Add Yours →william james [jim] my father william jennings was born there . he ,my granfather,john d and ggf middleton are buried at nearby Hickory ridge cemetary. our son coley now lives in cincy , im a lifelong arkansan.
My grandfather is from nearby Decatur and the generations before him settled the area and the namesake stuck because of the post office. Very few of the Neel family live in the area.
My GM was a Neel from this lineage. They settled in Nebraska.
Area was settled in by Samuel Neel in the early 1800’s. His family established a post office, A. E. Neel (Son) was a postmaster. His brother Middleton was my GGGF. Most of this family stayed in the area or moved to Iowa
My last name is Neel I wonder if one of my family founded the town.
Where exactly is this located? I'm from the Cleveland area of Ohio and never heard of Neel.
It is in Brown County on the southern fringes of Ohio along SR 763.