Ankenytown, Ohio
Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.
Ankenytown is an unincorporated community in Knox County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
A post office called Ankenytown operated between 1848 and 1938.[2] The community was named for George Ankeny, an early settler and afterward state legislator.[3] A variant name was Squeal.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ankenytown, Ohio
- ^ "Knox County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. p. 425.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 4.
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Municipalities and communities of Knox County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon
- Brinkhaven
- Centerburg
- Danville
- Fredericktown
- Gambier
- Martinsburg
- Utica‡
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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40°32′03″N 82°30′18″W / 40.53417°N 82.50500°W / 40.53417; -82.50500
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