Waterford, Ohio
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{{Short description|Census-designated place in Ohio, US}}
{{For|the unincorporated community in Knox County|Waterford, Knox County, Ohio}}
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|subdivision_name = United States
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|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Washington
|subdivision_type3 = Township
|subdivision_name3 = Waterford
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|population_as_of = 2020
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|population_total = 384
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
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|elevation_ft = 627
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|postal_code = 45786
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|blank1_info = 2628985{{GNIS|2628985}}
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Waterford is a census-designated place in central Waterford Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States. It is located on State Route 339 across the Muskingum River from the village of Beverly, slightly below where Wolf Creek meets the Muskingum.DeLorme, Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, 7th ed., 2004, p. 71 {{ISBN|0-89933-281-1}} The population was 384 at the 2020 census.
History
Waterford was established under the name of Millburg by the Ohio Company in spring, 1789. A post office called Waterford has been in operation since 1811.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Washington | title=Washington County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=29 December 2015}} The name may be derived from Waterford, Massachusetts.{{cite web | url=http://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/549960/How-communities-got-their-names.html?nav=5248 | title=How communities got their names | work=Marietta Times | date=February 19, 2013 | access-date=29 December 2015}}
Notable people
- Wilbur Cooper (1892–1973), baseball player
- Julia Louisa Dumont (1794–1857), educator and writer
- Stephen Powers (1840–1904), writer and ethnographer, author of Indian Tribes of California
References
{{Washington County, Ohio}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Ohio
Category:Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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