Bartlett, Ohio

Bartlett is an unincorporated community in southwestern Wesley Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 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]

Location of Bartlett, Ohio
Houses along State Route 550

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]

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



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