Hunt, Ohio

Hunt is an unincorporated community in Knox County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Houses on Sycamore Road

History

A former variant name was Hunt's Station.[1] Hunt's Station had its start in 1851 when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] A post office called Hunts Station was established in 1866, the name was changed to Hunt in 1882, and the post office closed in 1912.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hunt, Ohio
  2. Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. p. 548.
  3. "Knox County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 December 2015.


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