Charm, Ohio

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

The origin of the name "Charm" is obscure.[2]

Baby Swiss cheese was developed in the mid-1960s outside of Charm, Ohio, by the Guggisberg Cheese Company, owned by Alfred Guggisberg.[3]

References

  1. Zip Code Lookup Archived October 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 141.
  3. George Zimmermann, Carol Zimmermann (24 November 2009). Ohio Off the Beaten Path. Globe Pequot. p. 58.

Coordinates: 40°30′24″N 81°47′05″W / 40.50667°N 81.78472°W / 40.50667; -81.78472


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