Johnsons Corners is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
editJohnsons Corners was named for Abner Johnson, the original owner of the town site.[2] A variant name was Amwell.[3] A post office called Amwell was established in 1861, and remained in operation until 1883.[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Johnsons Corners, Ohio
- ^ Douglass, Ben (1878). History of Wayne County, Ohio, from the days of the pioneers and first settlers to the present time. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass, publisher. p. 635.
- ^ History of Wayne County, Ohio. B.F. Bowen. 1910. p. 357.
- ^ "Wayne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
40°57′38″N 81°50′30″W / 40.96056°N 81.84167°W
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