Oneonta
Oneonta is an old railroad stop along the Ohio River and Mary Ingles Highway, Kentucky 8, near the mouth of Twelve Mile Creek. It once was an Native American settlement site. An extensive archaeological dig was conducted in the 1950s and the Natives were apparently from the Ft. Ancient era. Before the railroad this was 12 Mile Landing.
Ten Mile Post Office
Balthasar Ziegeler-6 Apr 1867
Joseph Beck-2 Feb 1870
Balthaser Ziegler-30 Aug 1879
discontinued 28 July 1879
Re-established Balthaser Ziegler 4 Sep 1879
19 June 1900 Catherine Ziegler
21 Nov 1907 Frederick William Ziegler
discontinued 15 Dec 1910 mail to Cold Spring
An 1889 Kentucky State Journal story told of Native American artifacts found in the area, described the extended view of the Ohio River area and predicted that a major community would eventually develop. It never came.
Early 1900 the large brick building was a Hotel or spa and they would come by railroad for weekends to the Hotel. There was the railroad station and Team Track where John J McCarmack loaded his hay for market. The Droge families were 12 Mile & Carthage.
The name Oneonta came from a city in New York state, which was the birthplace of Mr. Huntington who owned most of the land in the area. Oneonta was the site of Campbell County's "box murder" in 1913. A man's body was found floating in a box on the Ohio River. A long investigation by Coroner James Digby led to the arrest and murder conviction of a drifter named George Rice, who later escaped from jail.
First Twelve Mile Baptist Church-Twelve Mile Pike
Old 12 Mile Baptist Church Cemetery
Oneonta Flood Photo at Dam 35-1968