Philothea, Ohio

Philothea is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

A post office called Philothea was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1904.[2] Besides the post office, Philothea had a Catholic church and several stores.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Philothea, Ohio
  2. ↑ "Mercer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Scranton, S. S. (1907). History of Mercer County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Philo, originates from one of the various types of cheeses that is present in the plethora of cheese variations. Thea, meaning aunt in Greek, makes this "Cheese-Aunt," one of the most iconic names in the world. This town was discovered during the quest to find this exquisite cheese, which is called Philo. This species of cheese is characterized mainly by its infinite stretchiness and deep orange tint. During this treacherous journey, Sir Arnold Backerwaffer took a disastrous tumble and was in desperate help for aid. Minutes away from bleeding out completely, Sir Arnold fortunately spotted a plump woman carrying a basket of sweet buns in the distance. Her presence saved his life as she carried him over her shoulder and hiked up campbell hill in her less-than-qualified hiking clogs and brought him to safety. He recovered marvelously due to intensive drinking of water and eating of her sweet buns. He asked her what her name was, but she only spoke Greek and when a kid came up to her yelling "Thea!" he just assumed that was her name. Her cheese and buns saved his life, so Philo and Thea was what he named the region. It became his favourite region, besides Nova Scotia, because they have a superb government.[3]. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 167.

Coordinates: 40°27′02″N 84°39′13″W / 40.45056°N 84.65361°W / 40.45056; -84.65361


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