Ai, Ohio

Ai is an unincorporated community[1] in Fulton County, Ohio, United States, established around 1843. The origin of its name has been a local controversy: some say that it was named after the biblical city of Ai,[2][3] while others believe that it was named after one of its founders, Ami Richards. The story continues Ami was a man, so others dropped the 'M' from his name to make the town's name more masculine.[4] Ai has been noted for its short place name.[5]

Fulton Elementary School

A post office was established at Ai in 1846, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[6] With the construction of the Northern Indiana Air Line railroad during the 1850s, business activity shifted to nearby Swanton and Ai's population dwindled.[7]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ai, Ohio
  2. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 2.
  3. Wolfe, Don (Aug 20, 1985). "Names of cities, villages often are history lessons". Toledo Blade. p. 9. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  4. "Ai Info". Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  5. Wolfe, Don (Dec 3, 1985). "One More Letter And Ai May Be Put Onto Map". Toledo Blade. p. 17. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ai Post Office (historical)
  7. Heinke, Ed (Apr 7, 1980). "Ai: a name you can pronounce". The Bryan Times. p. 13. Retrieved 31 October 2015.



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