Rimer is an unincorporated community in western Sugar Creek Township, Putnam County, Ohio, United States. [1] It lies along State Route 189 between Fort Jennings and Vaughnsville.
Rimer was originally called Roxburg, and under the latter name was laid out in 1881. [2] The present name is for D. P. Rimer, the original owner of the town site. [2] A post office called Rimer was in operation from 1882 until 1916. [3] Home of the Schlossers.
Putnam County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,451. Its county seat is Ottawa. The county was created in 1820 and later organized in 1834. Its name is in honor of Israel Putnam, a colonial officer in the French and Indian War, who served as a general in the American Revolutionary War. The Blanchard River, which passes through the county, was a key transportation route for early European-American settlers.
The Ottawa River is a tributary of the Auglaize River, approximately 50 miles (80 km) long, in northwestern Ohio in the United States. The river is named for the Ottawa tribe of Native Americans who inhabited the area in the 18th century. It shares its name with another river in northwestern Ohio, the Ottawa River in Toledo, as well as the Ottawa River in Ontario & Quebec, Canada.
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