Fleming is a small unincorporated community in rural eastern Barlow Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States.[1]

Located along State Route 550 between Barlow and Marietta, it is surrounded by farmland dotted with occasional trees. It lies near the Wayne National Forest. The headwaters of Wolf Creek, a stream that meets the Muskingum River at Waterford to the north, flow near Fleming.[2]

History

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Fleming was laid out in 1853.[3] A post office called Fleming was established in 1866.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fleming, Ohio
  2. ^ DeLorme, Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, 7th ed., 2004, p. 81. ISBN 0-89933-281-1
  3. ^ Hathaway, Seymour J. (1902). History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 295.
  4. ^ "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2015.

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