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Wade is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

A former variant name was Ostend. A post office called Ostend was established in 1842, the name was changed to Wade in 1864, the post office closed in 1956. The present name is for Benjamin Wade, a United States Senator from Ohio (1851-1869).

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wade, Ohio
2. "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
3. History of Washington County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches. H.Z. Williams. 1881. p. 693.

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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
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39°26′26″N 81°10′21″W / 39.44056°N 81.17250°W / 39.44056; -81.17250

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