Amesville /ˈeɪmzvɪl/[5] is a village in Athens County, Ohio, United States, located on Federal Creek.

[6] The village derives its name from Fisher Ames who was instrumental in gaining federal support for the Ohio Company of Associates which managed much of the settlement in the area.

Brown was given the pelts and, accompanied by Ephraim Cutler, went east to bring back books for the town.

Research by Tyler Buchanon, of the Athens Messenger,[10] tells the story of a wandering hobo that became mayor of the village.

[citation needed] Eventually, Alonzo left town, but not after becoming the center of news stories all across the country.

[citation needed] On June 28, 1998, a storm front stalled over Federal Creek and dropped over 10 inches of rain.

The majority of these buildings were demolished (through FEMA grants) and the resulting open land became Gifford Park.

[citation needed] In 2007 Amesville became the first village in Ohio to pioneer a new, aerobic wastewater treatment system.

"[12] Amesville is situated in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, approximately 45 miles south by southeast of the terminal moraine, a topographical feature often associated with the boundaries of glaciers, and is surrounded by wooded hills, narrow valleys, and numerous creeks flanked by lowland pastures and farmland.

These features are largely indicative of the areas in the State of Ohio that fall to the south of the terminal moraine.

The terminal moraine in the State of Ohio, and to the north of Amesville, effectively serves to bisect the state along a line running on a west to east axis across the south by southeastern third of Ohio thereby contributing to certain distinctive topographical, socio-economic, and cultural attributes on either side of this feature.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.22 square miles (0.57 km2), all land.

[13] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

[14] As of the census[16] of 2010, there were 154 people, 63 households, and 38 families residing in the village of Amesville, Ohio.