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]

Location of Bartlett, Ohio
Location of Bartlett, Ohio
Houses along State Route 550

History edit

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 edit

  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.

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