Schumm, Ohio

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

  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.

40°45′23″N 84°43′39″W


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