Lynx, Ohio

Lynx is an unincorporated community in southwestern Brush Creek Township, Adams County, Ohio, United States.[1] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45650.[2] It is located along State Route 125.

Location of Lynx, Ohio

History

A post office called Lynx has been in operation since 1879.[3] The community was named after the lynx, which once was a common sight in the area.[4]

Among its notable people is former Major League Baseball pitcher John Purdin.

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lynx, Ohio
  2. Zip Code Lookup
  3. "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  4. Evans, Nelson Wiley (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. pp. 431.

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