Greer, Ohio
Greer is an unincorporated community in Knox County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
History
A former variant name of Greer was Greersville.[1] Greersville was laid out in 1836 by Robert Greer, and named for him.[2] A post office called Greersville was established in 1851, the name was changed to Greer in 1908, and the post office closed in 1949.[3]
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References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greer, Ohio
- 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. 496.
- "Knox County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
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