Greer, Ohio
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Greer is an unincorporated community in Knox County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
History
A former variant name of Greer was Greersville.{{GNIS|1064764}} Greersville was laid out in 1836 by Robert Greer, and named for him.{{cite book|last=Graham|first=Albert Adams|title=History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_DBAtAAAAYAAJ_2|year=1881|publisher=A. A. Graham & Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_DBAtAAAAYAAJ_2/page/n529 496]}} A post office called Greersville was established in 1851, the name was changed to Greer in 1908, and the post office closed in 1949.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Knox | title=Knox County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=29 December 2015}}
References
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Knox County, Ohio
Category:1836 establishments in Ohio
Category:Populated places established in 1836
Category:Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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