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Welcome to Amsterdam ...The village of Amsterdam is located in Jefferson County<1>. The location of Amsterdam has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Amsterdam: AM-stur-dam<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Amsterdam, you might consider that their post office opened in 1832. When the people of Amsterdam refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Amsterdamian<4> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Amsterdam has a population of 473 people<5> (see below for details). Amsterdam is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<6>. Time Zone: Amsterdam lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Amsterdam is located in the (740) area code. Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Amsterdam had an population of 473 people. This is a decrease of 7.44% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.73% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Amsterdam had a population of 511 people. This makes Amsterdam the county's 9th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 511 people, the population of Amsterdam decreased 10.04% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 568 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Amsterdam. Communities Also Named Amsterdam ...While we believe that this Amsterdam is located in Jefferson County, we know of another 3 Ohio communities named Amsterdam. Those communities are located in the following counties: Auglaize, Licking and Ross County. Beyond Ohio, there are 16 communities that are also named Amsterdam - they are located in California, Georgia, Idaho, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Amsterdam. Communities near Amsterdam ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Amsterdam.
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 Amsterdam. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amsterdam. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Amsterdam. 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 Amsterdam. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Amsterdam. See our Newspapers Page for Amsterdam. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amsterdam ...Looking for more information about Amsterdam? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Amsterdam, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Amsterdam. Adding Amsterdam to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Amsterdam in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Amsterdam. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amsterdam. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyoh.com/ The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/ Footnotes ...
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