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Welcome to Amoy ...

Amoy is located in Richland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Amoy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Amoy is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Amoy: 419 & 567<3>

Communities near Amoy ...

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

  • Mansfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Galion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Shelby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ontario
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Willard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lexington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Crestline
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • New London
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bellville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bellville is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
    • Bellville has also been known as:
    • McClures Settlement
    • McClure
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <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 Amoy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amoy.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Amoy. 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 Amoy.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amoy ...

Looking for more information about Amoy? 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 Amoy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Amoy.

Adding Amoy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Amoy 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 (so far) for Amoy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Amoy post office opened in 1891. The Amoy post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amoy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Richland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amoy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the Amoy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the Amoy area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/