Charm, Ohio

Charm is an unincorporated community in northwestern Clark Township, Holmes County, Ohio, United States.[1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 44617.[2] It lies along State Route 557.

History

The origin of the name "Charm" is obscure.[3]

Baby Swiss cheese was developed in the mid-1960s outside of Charm, Ohio, by the Guggisberg Cheese Company, owned by Alfred Guggisberg.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Charm, Ohio
  2. USPS – Cities by ZIP Code Archived October 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 141.
  4. George Zimmermann, Carol Zimmermann (November 24, 2009). Ohio Off the Beaten Path. Globe Pequot. p. 58. ISBN 9780762761678.

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