Bartlett, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

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]

History

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

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bartlett, Ohio
^ Zip Code Lookup Archived September 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ DeLorme, Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, 7th ed., 2004, pp. 71, 80, 81 ISBN 0-89933-281-1
^ Owen, Lorrie K. ed., Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places, Vol. 2, St. Clair Shores, Somerset, 1999, p.1399
^ "How communities got their names". Marietta Times. February 19, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
^ "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
^ History of Washington County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches. H.Z. Williams. 1881. p. 724.