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Plato to North Amherst Post Office History Chronicle
Amherst town names diverged from the post office name as Plato served early residents. Josiah Harris, a pivotal leader, ran Plato post office for 41 years until 1868 and shaped Amherstville. Post office names shifted through Amherst Corners, Amherstville, and finally North Amherst in 1872, with Brooks serving the nearby Amherst post office before its 1901 closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Jacob Shupe
Amherst Township
Black River Township
Beaver Creek
Josiah A. Harris
Becket
Massachusetts
Shupe
George F. Wright
Lorain County
Ohio
Amherst Corners
Amherstville
Plato
Harris
U.S. Post Office Dept
George Siss
Amherst Historical Society
Main Street
Elyria
Jack Standen
North Amherst
South Amherst
Brooks
Cuyahoga County
Black River
Amherst Dormers
William Brothers
Ohio General Assembly
Lorain
Medina
Ohio Senate
Josiah Harris
Sennett
Cayuga County
New York
Oberlin