Charloe is an unincorporated community in Paulding County, Ohio.

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]

On May 12, 2023, a fire started at Charloe Store at around 10:30 p.m. local time and heavily damaged the store.[5] The store has since been closed, and is planned to be rebuilt and reopened.[6]

References

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  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 30 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Paulding County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  5. ^ HELBERG, TODD (2023-05-13). "Charloe Store severely damaged by fire on Friday". The Crescent-News. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  6. ^ "Facebook post from the store owner". www.facebook.com. May 13, 2023. Retrieved 2024-10-15.