Wingett Run, Ohio Explained

Wingett Run is an unincorporated community in western Ludlow Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 45789.[1] It is located along State Route 26 and the Little Muskingum River.[2]

A post office called Wingett Run was in operation from 1873 to 1993.[3] The name comes from the nearby stream, Wingett Run, which itself was named after an early settler of the region, Jacob Wingett.[4]

References

  1. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=45789 Zip Code Lookup
  2. DeLorme, Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, 7th ed., 2004, p. 72
  3. Web site: Washington County . Jim Forte Postal History . 29 December 2015.
  4. Book: History of Washington County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches. 1881. H.Z. Williams. 658.

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