Torch is anunincorporated community inAthens County, in theU.S. state ofOhio.[1]
Torch had its start when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] According to tradition, the community was named for the fact local churchgoers carried torches.[3] A post office called Torch was established in 1851, and remained in operation until 2002.[4]
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39°14′22″N81°44′56″W / 39.23944°N 81.74889°W /39.23944; -81.74889
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