New Bedford, Ohio

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New Bedford is an unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. [1]

History

New Bedford originally consisted of several cabins and a single tavern. [2] It was laid out in 1825. [3] The community derives its name from Bedford County, Pennsylvania, the native home of a first settler. [4] A post office called New Bedford was established in 1828, and remained in operation until 1955. [5]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Bedford, Ohio
  2. ↑ Bahmer, William J. (1909). Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 75.
  3. ↑ Hunt, William Ellis (1876). Historical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio: A Complete Panorama of the County, from the Time of the Earliest Known Occupants of the Territory Unto the Present Time, 1764-1876. R. Clarke & Company. p. 5.
  4. ↑ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. p. 490.
  5. ↑ "Coshocton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

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