Dart, Ohio

Dart is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

A post office called Dart was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1984.^[2] According to tradition, the townspeople were searching for a suitable name when they saw a bird flying "like a dart".^[3]

Dart had the Lawrence Elementary School until it closed around 2014 due to low enrollment.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dart, Ohio
↑ "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 31.
↑ Runion, Jackie (March 25, 2014). "Lawrence School to close". Marietta Times. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Marietta
Cities	Belpre Marietta
Villages	Beverly Lowell Lower Salem Macksburg Matamoras
Townships	Adams Aurelius Barlow Belpre Decatur Dunham Fairfield Fearing Grandview Independence Lawrence Liberty Ludlow Marietta Muskingum Newport Palmer Salem Warren Waterford Watertown Wesley
CDPs	Devola Little Hocking Newport Reno Vincent Waterford
Unincorporated communities	Archers Fork Barlow Bartlett Beavertown Beckett Bevan Bloomfield Bonn Briggs Caywood Churchtown Coal Run Constitution Cornerville Cow Run Cutler Dalzell Dart Decaturville Deucher Dunbar Dunham Elba Equity Fifteen Fillmore Fleming Germantown Gracey Grandview Layman Leith Lower Newport Luke Chute Moore Junction Moss Run Newell Run Oak Grove Patten Mills Pinehurst Qualey Rainbow Relief Sitka Stanleyville Tick Ridge Veto Wade Warner Watertown Whipple Wingett Run Yankeeburg

Coordinates: 39°29′10″N 81°16′27″W / 39.48611°N 81.27417°W / 39.48611; -81.27417

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