Waterford, Ohio

Commercial buildings on Main Street

Waterford is an census-designated place in central Waterford Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45786.^[1] It is located on State Route 339 across the Muskingum River from the village of Beverly, slightly below where Wolf Creek meets the Muskingum. The community is home to both schools of the Wolf Creek School System. Waterford Elementary serves grades K through Eighth. Waterford High School serves 9-12th.^[2]

History

A post office called Waterford has been in operation since 1811.^[3] The name may be derived from Waterford, Massachusetts.^[4]

References

1. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
2. ↑ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 71. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
3. ↑ "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 December 2015. 
4. ↑ "How communities got their names". Marietta Times. February 19, 2013. Retrieved 29 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°32′19″N 81°38′39″W / 39.53861°N 81.64417°W / 39.53861; -81.64417