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Wainwright, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°24′55″N 81°25′31″W / 40.41538°N 81.42521°W / 40.41538; -81.42521
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Location of Wainwright in Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Location of Wainwright in Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Wainwright is an unincorporated community in northern Warwick Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States.[1] It lies along Wainwright Road, between Tuscarawas and New Philadelphia.

History

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A post office called Wainwright has been in operation since 1895.[2] Wainwright originally was a mining community and the Wainwright Coal Company operated there.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wainwright, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
  2. ^ "Tuscarawas County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  3. ^ Gannett, Samuel Stinson (1903). Results of primary triangulation and primary traverse: fiscal year 1902-03. G.P.O. p. 116.

40°24′55″N 81°25′31″W / 40.41538°N 81.42521°W / 40.41538; -81.42521