Ankenytown, Ohio

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]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ankenytown, Ohio
↑ "Knox County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 December 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.

Municipalities and communities of Knox County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Mount Vernon

City	Mount Vernon

Villages	Centerburg Danville Fredericktown Gambier Gann Martinsburg Utica‡

Townships	Berlin Brown Butler Clay Clinton College Harrison Hilliar Howard Jackson Jefferson Liberty Middlebury Milford Miller Monroe Morgan Morris Pike Pleasant Union Wayne

CDPs	Apple Valley Bladensburg Howard

Unincorporated communities	Amity Ankenytown Bangs Batemantown Brandon Five Corners Green Valley Greer Hunt Jelloway Knox Lock‡ Lucerne Millwood Monroe Mills Morgan Center Mt. Liberty North Liberty Palmyra Pipesville Rich Hill Waterford Zuck

Ghost town	Rossville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°32′03″N 82°30′18″W / 40.53417°N 82.50500°W / 40.53417; -82.50500

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