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Greer, Ohio

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Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Greer is an unincorporated community in Knox County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

A former variant name of Greer was Greersville. Greersville was laid out in 1836 by Robert Greer, and named for him. A post office called Greersville was established in 1851, the name was changed to Greer in 1908, and the post office closed in 1949.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greer, Ohio
  2. 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. 496.
  3. "Knox County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
Municipalities and communities of Knox County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Mount Vernon
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

40°31′20″N 82°12′01″W / 40.52222°N 82.20028°W / 40.52222; -82.20028


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