Charloe is an unincorporated community in Paulding County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. There is a grocery store with gasoline pumps, a cafe, and a small manufacturer at Charloe.

History

An Ottawa Indian village stood at the site of Charloe,[1] and the community was named for Charloe Peter, an Indian chief.[2]

Charloe was the county seat of Paulding County in the 1840s,[2] but lost its county seat status to Paulding in 1851, prompting the former community's decline.[3]

A post office was also established at Charloe in 1840, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Charloe, Ohio
  2. 1 2 Winter, Nevin Otto (1917). A History of Northwest Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress and Development. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 532.
  3. ↑ Miller, Ray (April 5, 1953). "Paulding Communities Cut Out Of Great Forests". Toledo Blade. p. 3. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Paulding County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.

41°07′53″N 84°26′02″W / 41.13139°N 84.43389°W / 41.13139; -84.43389


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