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Antiquity is an unincorporated community in Meigs County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

A post office called Antiquity was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1942. The community was named for the fact explorers carved their names on rocks near the town site.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Antiquity, Ohio
2. "Meigs County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
3. Larkin, Stillman Carter (1908). The Pioneer History of Meigs County. Berlin Printing Company. p. 71.
4. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 4.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Meigs County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Pomeroy
Villages	Middleport Pomeroy Racine Rutland Syracuse
Townships	Bedford Chester Columbia Lebanon Letart Olive Orange Rutland Salem Salisbury Scipio Sutton
CDP	Tuppers Plains
Unincorporated communities	Antiquity Apple Grove Carletonville Carpenter Chester Darwin Harrisonville Kingsbury Langsville Letart Falls Long Bottom Minersville Portland Reedsville Salem Center Silver Run Spiller Success Welsh
Ghost town	Flora
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38°56′49″N 81°54′22″W / 38.94694°N 81.90611°W / 38.94694; -81.90611

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