Torch, Ohio

{{short description|Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States}}

Torch is an unincorporated community in Athens County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.{{GNIS|1061698}}

History

Torch had its start when the railroad was extended to that point.{{cite book|title=History of Hocking Valley, Ohio: together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_3elPAQAAIAAJ|year=1883|publisher=Inter-State Pub. Co.|location=Chicago|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_3elPAQAAIAAJ/page/n697 661]}} According to tradition, the community was named for the fact local churchgoers carried torches.{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=150|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=134}} A post office called Torch was established in 1851, and remained in operation until 2002.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Athens | title=Athens County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=1 January 2016}}

References

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Athens County, Ohio

Category:1851 establishments in Ohio

Category:Populated places established in 1851

Category:Unincorporated communities in Ohio