Johnsons Corners, Ohio

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Johnsons Corners is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1]

History

Johnsons Corners was named for Abner Johnson, the original owner of the town site. [2] A variant name was Amwell. [3] A post office called Amwell was established in 1861, and remained in operation until 1883. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Johnsons Corners, Ohio
  2. ↑ Douglass, Ben (1878). History of Wayne County, Ohio, from the days of the pioneers and first settlers to the present time. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass, publisher. p.  635.
  3. ↑ History of Wayne County, Ohio. B.F. Bowen. 1910. p. 357.
  4. ↑ "Wayne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 11, 2016.

40°57′38″N81°50′30″W / 40.96056°N 81.84167°W / 40.96056; -81.84167

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