Lynx, Ohio

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Location of Lynx, Ohio

Lynx is an unincorporated community in southwestern Brush Creek Township, Adams County, Ohio, United States. [1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 45650. [2] It is located along State Route 125.

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History

A post office called Lynx has been in operation since 1879. [3] The community was named after the lynx, which once was a common sight in the area. [4]

Among its notable people is former Major League Baseball pitcher John Purdin.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lynx, Ohio
  2. ↑ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  3. ↑ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  4. ↑ Evans, Nelson Wiley (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. pp.  431.

38°46′23″N83°24′47″W / 38.77306°N 83.41306°W / 38.77306; -83.41306


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