Welcome to Amboy ...

Amboy is located in Ashtabula County<1>.

The location of Amboy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Amboy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

Amboy is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Amboy lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Amboy: (440)

Communities Also Named Amboy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Amboy - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, South Dakota, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Amboy.

Communities near Amboy ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Amboy.

• Ashtabula
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtabula
  • Ashtabula is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashtabula <4>
• Conneaut
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conneaut
  • Conneaut is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conneaut <4>
• Geneva
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <4>
• Jefferson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
• Girard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
• Lake City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
• Borough of Fairview
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Fairview
  • Borough of Fairview is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Borough of Fairview <4>
• Albion
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Geneva-on-the-Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva-on-the-Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva-on-the-Lake
  • Geneva-on-the-Lake is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva-on-the-Lake <4>
• Conneautville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conneautville
  • Conneautville is located in Crawford County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conneautville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Amboy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amboy.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Amboy. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amboy.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Amboy. See our Newspapers Page for Amboy.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amboy ...

Looking for more information about Amboy? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Amboy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Amboy.

Adding Amboy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Amboy in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Amboy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Amboy post office opened in 1840.

We also found Amboy in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amboy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amboy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ashtabula County: www.co.ashtabula.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/