Fleming, Ohio

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Fleming is a small unincorporated community in rural eastern Barlow Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States. [1]

Located along State Route 550 between Barlow and Marietta, it is surrounded by farmland dotted with occasional trees. It lies near the Wayne National Forest. The headwaters of Wolf Creek, a stream that meets the Muskingum River at Waterford to the north, flow near Fleming. [2]

History

Fleming was laid out in 1853. [3] A post office called Fleming was established in 1866. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fleming, Ohio
  2. ↑ DeLorme, Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, 7th ed., 2004, p. 81. ISBN   0-89933-281-1
  3. ↑ Hathaway, Seymour J. (1902). History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p.  295.
  4. ↑ "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2015.

39°23′30″N81°36′38″W / 39.39167°N 81.61056°W / 39.39167; -81.61056


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