Talk:Fryburg, Ohio

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Misspelled name

The name of this unincorporated community is misspelled; it should be Fryburg, not Freyburg. History Wizard (talk) 23:02, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

No, it's Freyburg. I've never been there, but all the signs (i.e. actual signs, not names on maps) that I've seen (including Sidney-F.burg Road) are Freyburg. Nyttend (talk) 03:38, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

Oh, ok. All of the maps that I checked said that it was spelled Fryburg, but I guess they were wrong. History Wizard (talk) 18:35, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Put "Jackson Center" into Google Maps and go west, looking at the names of the roads between Jackson Center and I-75. You'll eventually see a Sidney-Freyburg Road. However, the U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: GNIS entry says it's Fryburg, with Freyburg as one of several alternate spellings. Since this is the official spelling, I'm going to move it. Nyttend (talk) 21:06, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

As much as I prefer "Freyburg" meaning "Free Burg" which is most likely the original spelling. I agree that Fryburg is the most common version. The new county map (which can be ordered here [1] uses Fryburg for both the UC and the roads. I've also heard that the county plans to replace the remaining "Freyburg" road signs with "Fryburg" prinzwilhelm (talk) 21:29, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Actually, either "Freyburgh" or "Fryburgh" is likely the original spelling. Nyttend (talk) 22:07, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Really? I always though the -gh was Scottish spelling and I'm sure Fryburg was settled by Germans. Then again, German has undegone so many linguistic changes, it's hard to keep track. Either way the etymological evolution of such a small place is sort of fascinating. prinzwilhelm (talk) 22:14, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

All I know is that there were tons of communities nationwide that were once "burgh" but were changed by the Post Office c. 1900; the only ones that I know of that resisted it were Pittsburgh and various places named Newburgh (along with the town and village of Alburgh in Vermont, which reverted to "burgh" a few years ago). I don't know anything about this place specifically; it's just that I'm familiar with this general pattern. Nyttend (talk) 00:23, 2 September 2008 (UTC)