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Beckett, Ohio

Coordinates: 39°35′04″N 81°42′28″W / 39.58444°N 81.70778°W / 39.58444; -81.70778
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Beckett is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

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A post office called Becketts was established in 1888, the name was shortened to Beckett in 1893, and the post office closed in 1936.[2] A variant name was Beckett's Station.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beckett, Ohio
  2. ^ "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  3. ^ Hathaway, Seymour J. (1902). History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 1429.

39°35′04″N 81°42′28″W / 39.58444°N 81.70778°W / 39.58444; -81.70778