Tacoma, Ohio

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.}}

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Tacoma is an unincorporated community in Belmont County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.{{GNIS|1061670}}

History

A post office called Tacoma was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1963.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Belmont | title=Belmont County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=2 January 2016}} Besides the post office, Tacoma had the Belmont County Children's Home for indigent children.{{cite book|last=McKelvey|first=A. T.|title=Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens|url=https://archive.org/details/centennialhistor00mcke|year=1903|publisher=Biographical Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/centennialhistor00mcke/page/236 236]}}

References

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{{Belmont County, Ohio}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Belmont County, Ohio

Category:1887 establishments in Ohio

Category:Populated places established in 1887

Category:Unincorporated communities in Ohio

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