Bartlett, Ohio

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Location of Bartlett, Ohio
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Houses along State Route 550

Bartlett is an unincorporated community in southwestern Wesley Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States. [1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 45713. [2] It sits at the intersection of State Routes 550 and 555 near Coal Run, a subsidiary of Wolf Creek, which meets the Muskingum River at Waterford to the north. [3] Near Bartlett is located the Shinn Covered Bridge, which spans Wolf Creek. [4]

History

Bartlett was laid out in 1832. [5] A post office called Bartlett has been in operation since 1834. [6] Amos Bartlett, the first postmaster, gave the community his name. [7]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bartlett, Ohio
  2. ↑ Zip Code Lookup Archived September 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ DeLorme, Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, 7th ed., 2004, pp. 71, 80, 81 ISBN   0-89933-281-1
  4. ↑ Owen, Lorrie K. ed., Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places, Vol. 2, St. Clair Shores, Somerset, 1999, p.1399
  5. ↑ "How communities got their names". Marietta Times. February 19, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  7. ↑ History of Washington County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches. H.Z. Williams. 1881. p. 724.

39°25′10″N81°48′56″W / 39.41944°N 81.81556°W / 39.41944; -81.81556


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