West Middletown, Ohio

West Middletown is an unincorporated community in eastern Madison Township, Butler County, Ohio, United States.

[1] It is located on the west shore of the Great Miami River about one mile from Middletown.

Founded as Madison City, it received the name Heno when it was awarded a post office in 1882.

According to legend, as old-timers were discussing the new name around the cracker barrel in the general store, a can of Heno tea caught their attention.

But in 1907, the postmaster general decreed the village was within the shadow of Middletown, and only a few postal workers had ever heard of Heno, making it difficult to sort and forward mail to the place.