More historic than 11% of U.S. towns · #579 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Most of Leo-Cedarville was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1994. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1956 on, and the census since 2000.
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1844.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Leo-Cedarville’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Leo-Cedarville is more historic than 11% of U.S. towns, #579 of 593 in Indiana. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Leo-Cedarville’s overall grade.
Indiana towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Indiana town has 7.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Leo-Cedarville’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (22% of Indiana towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikipedia alone; no second source gives 1996.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to C−. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±5.0 points).
Founding year: Wikipedia (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Leo-Cedarville’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Once separate villages, Cedarville was platted in 1838, and Leo was founded in 1849, originally as the Town of Hamilton.
Leo-Cedarville was established by the incorporation of the villages of Leo and Cedarville in 1996 so that the neighboring city of Fort Wayne would be unable to annex the two towns.
The Hursh Road Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 and delisted in 1993.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Leo-Cedarville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1956Cedarville sheet · 1:24,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Leo-Cedarville.
People over time
Leo-Cedarville, census by census
Between 2,782 and 3,624 people in every census since 2000.
3 censuses, 2000–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Leo-Cedarville’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Leo-Cedarville
Nobody well known was born in Leo-Cedarville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds
Another post office, Cedarville, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Cedarville
1844–1905
Leo
1846–today
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Hamlets and corners on the map
CedarvilleLeo
1cemetery inside Leo-Cedarville
Saint Leo
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Leo-Cedarville’s history
What year was Leo-Cedarville founded?
In 1996, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Leo-Cedarville’s post office opened in 1844, and the census of 2000 counted 2,782 people here.
How does Leo-Cedarville rank for history?
Leo-Cedarville is more historic than 11% of U.S. towns, #579 of 593 in Indiana. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Leo-Cedarville?
7% of Leo-Cedarville’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±5.0 points), against a typical 14% for an Indiana town; the median home was built in 1994.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (2), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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