Location of Charm, Ohio
Location of Charm, Ohio

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

History

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. USPS – Cities by ZIP Code 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 (November 24, 2009). Ohio Off the Beaten Path. Globe Pequot. p. 58. ISBN 9780762761678.

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


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