Welcome to Amoy ...

Amoy is located in Richland County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Amoy: (419) & (567)<4>

Communities near Amoy ...

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

• Mansfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <5>
• Ashland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
• Galion
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galion
  • Galion is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galion <5>
• Shelby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <5>
• Ontario
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Ontario is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <5>
• Willard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <5>
• Lexington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Crestline
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
  • Crestline is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestline <5>
• New London
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <5>
• Bellville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
  • Bellville is located in Richland County
  • 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 <5>

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 for Amoy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amoy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Richland County: www.richlandcountyoh.us/

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