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

History

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

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

Gallery

• Lynx community sign
• Looking east on Ohio State Route 125 in Lynx

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.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Adams County, Ohio, United States
County seat: West Union
Villages	Manchester Peebles Rome Seaman West Union Winchester
Townships	Bratton Brush Creek Franklin Green Jefferson Liberty Manchester Meigs Monroe Oliver Scott Sprigg Tiffin Wayne Winchester
CDPs	Bentonville Cherry Fork
Other communities	Beasley Fork Blue Creek Bradysville Cedar Mills Dunkinsville Eckmansville Fairview Harshaville Jacksonville Jaybird Locust Grove Louden Louisville Lynx Marble Furnace May Hill Mineral Springs Rockville Sandy Springs Selig Steam Furnace Tranquility Tulip Unity Wamsley Wrightsville Youngsville
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