West Bedford, Ohio
West Bedford is an unincorporated community in Bedford Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States.[1]
History
West Bedford was laid out in 1817.[2] The community's name is derived from Bedford County, Pennsylvania, the native home of early settlers.[3] A post office was established at West Bedford in 1819, and remained in operation until 1955.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Bedford, Ohio
- ↑ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. p. 468.
- ↑ Hunt, William Ellis (1876). Historical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio: A Complete Panorama of the County, from the Time of the Earliest Known Occupants of the Territory Unto the Present Time, 1764-1876. R. Clarke & Company. p. 35.
- ↑ "Coshocton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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Coordinates: 40°15′33″N 82°04′36″W / 40.25917°N 82.07667°W
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