Schumm, Ohio

Schumm is an unincorporated community in Van Wert County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

A post office called Schumm was established in 1881, and remained in operation until 1953.^[2] The namesake Schumm family settled the area in 1837.^[3]^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Schumm, Ohio
^ "Van Wert County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
^ Gilliland, Thaddeus Stephens (1906). History of Van Wert County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Windmill Publications. p. 615.
^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. pp. 123–124.

40°45′23″N 84°43′39″W / 40.75639°N 84.72750°W / 40.75639; -84.72750

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Schumm, Ohio

[2] "Van Wert County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 13, 2015.

[3] Gilliland, Thaddeus Stephens (1906). History of Van Wert County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Windmill Publications. p. 615.

[4] Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. pp. 123–124.

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