Ben Lomond is in the watershed of Mud Run, one of the tributaries of Crab Creek. A CSX Transportation line — which was formerly part of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad — runs through the community.[2][3] Ben Lomond once had a post office, which is now closed.[4] The community was named for Ben Lomond, a celebrated mountain in Scotland.[5][6]
History
Ben Lomond and adjacent settlements were in a region on the east bank of the Ohio River known as Mercer's Bottom since the 1790s. About a mile south of Ben Lomond is the settlement of Hogsett, near the mouth of Flatfoot Creek.[7][8] Hogsett received its post office in 1885 and Ben Lomond received its post office in 1886, and for a while the U.S. Post Office Department wavered between which village should keep one. Ben Lomond's post office closed permanently in 1919, while Hogsett's remained until 1967.[9]