Avis, Ohio

Avis is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Avis was once a station on the railroad but the site was not officially platted.^[1] A former variant name of Avis was Bushong.^[2] A post office called Bushong was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1903.^[3] Little remains of the original community.^[4]

References

↑ Kinder, George D. (1915). History of Putnam County, Ohio : its peoples, industries, and institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 119.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Avis, Ohio
↑ "Putnam County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
↑ Wolfe, Don (Mar 5, 1982). "Cityless Putnam County almost loses village". Toledo Blade. p. 21. Retrieved 2 November 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Putnam County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Ottawa

Villages	Belmore Cloverdale Columbus Grove Continental Dupont Ft. Jennings Gilboa Glandorf Kalida Leipsic Miller City Ottawa Ottoville Pandora West Leipsic

Townships	Blanchard Greensburg Jackson Jennings Liberty Monroe Monterey Ottawa Palmer Perry Pleasant Riley Sugar Creek Union Van Buren

CDP	Vaughnsville

Unincorporated communities	Avis Cascade Crosswell Cuba Dorninton Douglas Elm Center Hartsburg Hector Jones City Kieferville Muntanna New Cleveland North Creek Prentiss Rice Rimer Rushmore Townwood Wisterman

Ghost towns	Franconia Huntstown Webster

Coordinates: 41°01′15″N 84°10′09″W / 41.02083°N 84.16917°W / 41.02083; -84.16917

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