New Bedford is an unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio, United States.[1]

History

New Bedford originally consisted of several cabins and a single tavern.[2] It was laid out in 1825.[3] The community derives its name from Bedford County, Pennsylvania, the native home of a first settler.[4] A post office called New Bedford was established in 1828, and remained in operation until 1955.[5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Bedford, Ohio
  2. ^ Bahmer, William J. (1909). Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 75.
  3. ^ 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. 5.
  4. ^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. p. 490.
  5. ^ "Coshocton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

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