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Amsterdam, Licking County, Ohio

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Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Amsterdam is an unincorporated community in Licking County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

Amsterdam had its start when the National Road was extended to that point. The town was laid out in 1830. An old variant name of the community was Melgen. A post office called Melgen was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1901.

References

  1. Brister, Edwin M. P. (1909). Centennial History of the City of Newark and Licking County, Ohio. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 348.
  2. Brister, Edwin M. P. (1909). Centennial History of the City of Newark and Licking County, Ohio. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 249.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amsterdam, Licking County, Ohio
  4. "Licking County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
Municipalities and communities of Licking County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Newark
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

39°57′27″N 82°22′42″W / 39.95750°N 82.37833°W / 39.95750; -82.37833


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