Beckett is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
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
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beckett, Ohio
- ↑ "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ↑ Hathaway, Seymour J. (1902). History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 1429.
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39°35′04″N 81°42′28″W / 39.58444°N 81.70778°W
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