Bartlett, Ohio Explained

Bartlett is an unincorporated community in southwestern Wesley Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 45713.^[1] 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.^[2] Near Bartlett is located the Shinn Covered Bridge, which spans Wolf Creek.^[3]

History

Bartlett was laid out in 1832.^[4] A post office called Bartlett has been in operation since 1834.^[5] Amos Bartlett, the first postmaster, gave the community his name.^[6]

References

1. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=45713 Zip Code Lookup
2. DeLorme, Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, 7th ed., 2004, pp. 71, 80, 81
3. Owen, Lorrie K. ed., Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places, Vol. 2, St. Clair Shores, Somerset, 1999, p.1399
4. Web site: How communities got their names . Marietta Times . February 19, 2013 . 29 December 2015.
5. Web site: Washington County . Jim Forte Postal History . 29 December 2015.
6. Book: History of Washington County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches. 1881. H.Z. Williams. 724.

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