Palmyra is an unincorporated community in Knox County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Palmyra was laid out in 1835.[2] With the construction of the railroad, business activity shifted away from inland Palmyra, and its population dwindled.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palmyra, Knox County, Ohio
  2. ^ a b Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. p. 425.

40°32′40″N 82°32′26″W / 40.54444°N 82.54056°W / 40.54444; -82.54056


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