This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Plato to North Amherst Portrait of a Post Office Town
Amherst history centers on Josiah Harris who built Amherst Corners and led the community as postmaster of Plato for 41 years. The Plato post office operated from 1827 to 1872, later becoming North Amherst, while Amherstville and South Amherst names arose nearby. Postmarks reveal evolving postal history through the 19th century. Dennis Sadowski notes mail with Plato stamps remains rare.
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Amherst
Jacob Shupe
Amherst Township
Black River Township
Beaver Creek
Josiah A. Harris
Becket
Massachusetts
Shupe
George E Wright
Lorain County
Ohio
Amherst Corners
Amherstville
Plato
Harris
USS. Post Office Dept
George Siss
Amherst Historical Society
Main Street
Elyria
Jack Standen
Brooks
Cuyahoga County
Black River
William Brothers
Ohio General Assembly
Lorain
Medina
Ohio Senate
Sennett
Cayuga County
New York
Oberlin
North Amherst