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.
Municipalities and communities of
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
40°32′03″N 82°30′18″W / 40.53417°N 82.50500°W
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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.
Municipalities and communities of
Knox County, Ohio, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| City | | |
| Villages | ||
| Townships | ||
| CDPs | ||
|
Unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost town | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
40°32′03″N 82°30′18″W / 40.53417°N 82.50500°W
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| This Knox County, Ohio state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |