Amsterdam is an unincorporated community in

Licking County Licking County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. At the 2020 census, the population was 178,519. Its county seat is Newark. The county was formed on January 30, 1808, from portions of Fairfield County. It is ...

, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

Amsterdam had its start when the National Road was extended to that point. The town was laid out in 1830. An old variant name of the community was Melgen. A post office called Melgen was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1901.

References

Unincorporated communities in Licking County, Ohio 1830 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1830 Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{LickingCountyOH-geo-stub