Postboy Creek

Postboy Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1] The nearby community of Postboy, Ohio takes its name from the creek.^[2]

Postboy Creek was named in memory of William Cartmell, a young mail carrier (post boy).^[3] Cartmell was murdered in a robbery in 1825, a crime for which the perpetrator was later hanged.^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Postboy Creek
^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 114.
^ The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc. Warner, Beers & Company. 1884. p. 607.
^ The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc. Warner, Beers & Company. 1884. p. 374.

40°13′28″N 81°34′58″W / 40.22444°N 81.58278°W / 40.22444; -81.58278

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Postboy Creek

[2] Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 114.

[3] The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc. Warner, Beers & Company. 1884. p. 607.

[4] The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc. Warner, Beers & Company. 1884. p. 374.

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