Wisterman is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Putnam County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
.
History
Wisterman was
plat
In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bea ...
ted in 1883 when the railroad was extended to that point. A post office called Wisterman was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1910.
Notable person
Ivan Eastman, a sport shooter who competed in the
1908 Summer Olympics, was born in Wisterman in 1884.
References
Unincorporated communities in Putnam County, Ohio
Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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