Townwood, Ohio facts for kids

Townwood is a small place in Ohio, a state in the United States. It's known as an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and buildings that isn't officially a town or city with its own local government. Instead, it's part of a larger area called Putnam County.

History of Townwood

Townwood was first planned out and marked on a map in 1886. This process is called "platting." It means someone decided where streets and building lots would go.

A few years later, in 1891, a post office was opened in Townwood. This was an important place where people could send and receive letters and packages. The post office served the community for many years until it closed down in 1926.