Gutman is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

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, in the

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History

A post office called Gutman was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1905. The community was named for the local Gutman family, who kept a store there. A section of the

Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad The Toledo and Ohio Central Railway (T&OC) was a railway company in the U.S. state of Ohio from 1885 to 1952. In 1928 it was leased by the New York Central System The New York Central Railroad was a railroad primarily operating in the Great L ...

, later absorbed by the

New York Central The New York Central Railroad was a railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The railroad primarily connected greater New York and Boston in the east with Chicago and St. Louis in the Midw ...

ran through this community before being abandoned in the 1960s. A photo of the T and OC depot at Gutman can be foun
here

References

Unincorporated communities in Auglaize County, Ohio 1884 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1884 Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{AuglaizeCountyOH-geo-stub