Pyrmont, Ohio facts for kids
Pyrmont is a small community in Montgomery County, Ohio. It's not a city or a town with its own government, but a group of homes and businesses in Perry Township. You can find it where Brookville–Pyrmont Pike and Sulphur Springs Road meet. Pyrmont is located in the western part of Montgomery County, a few miles from the big city of Dayton. The closest city is Brookville, which is about three miles (5 kilometers) away to the northeast. Students in Pyrmont go to schools in the Brookville Local School District. Long ago, Pyrmont was a very busy place because it was on a stagecoach route. This was before Interstate 70, a major highway, was built near Brookville. Pyrmont is also part of the larger Dayton area.
History of Pyrmont
Pyrmont was first planned and settled in 1835. It was named after a town in Germany called Pyrmont. This name was chosen because one of the first people to settle here came from that German town.
A special building for mail, called a post office, was opened in Pyrmont in 1844. This post office helped people send and receive letters and packages for many years. It stayed open until 1910.
