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History · Austintown

Austintown’s post office opened in 1872, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Austintown was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1969. Below: maps from 1906 on and the census since 1970.

1872first post office

1on the National Register

4%homes built before 1940

6famous people

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How Austintown began

When was Austintown founded?

1872

The Austintown post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 29,393 in 19702020 census: 29,594154 years

Founding year: the first Austintown post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Austintown’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Austintown are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19066 editions of the USGS map, 1906 to 1994. Watch Austintown change.

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On the map

Austintown on the map, 1906 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Austintown. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

1906Youngstown sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Austintown.

The story

How Austintown came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Austintown.

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Austintown Township was founded in 1793 as township 2, range 3 of the Connecticut Western Reserve by purchase from the Connecticut Land Company. It was surveyed as a parcel of land 5 miles (8 km) on each side, as were other townships of the Connecticut Western Reserve. Austintown was named for Warren resident and Western Reserve judge Calvin Austin. In 1794, John McCollum of New Jersey became the first settler.

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From the old history books

What they wrote about Austintown in 1907

Passages that mention Austintown, cut from the printed page as they were published.

**Twentieth century history of Youngstown and Mahoning County, Ohio**1907 · page 171Read the page →
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West Austintown, a thriving little settlement, was built soon after the completion of the Niles and New Lisbon Railroad in 1869.
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Chase T. Truesdale resided at Austintown until 1868, when his father was elected county treasurer and removal was made to Canfiekl, which was then the county seat. The family lived there during his tenn as county treasurer and then located at Austintown. In 1880 Mr. Truesdale came to Youngstown and… — **20th century history of Youngstown and Mahoning County, Ohio**1907 · page 793Read the page →
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Chase T. Truesdale resided at Austintown until 1868, when his father was elected county treasurer and removal was made to Canfiekl, which was then the county seat. The family lived there during his tenn as county treasurer and then located at Austintown. In 1880 Mr. Truesdale came to Youngstown and entered the employ of Homer Baldwin at the
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Mr. Brunsteter continued to work at his trade until within the past 18 years, but before that time he had purchased a small farm in Austintown township, whichwas a part of the old Robert Russell farm. After selling that he bought a part of the Wilcox farm in Austintown township, which he later trad… — **20th century history of Youngstown and Mahoning County, Ohio**1907 · page 1026Read the page →
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Mr. Brunsteter continued to work at his trade until within the past 18 years, but before that time he had purchased a small farm in Austintown township, whichwas a part of the old Robert Russell farm. After selling that he bought a part of the Wilcox farm in Austintown township, which he later traded for a farm in Jackson township, and after selling
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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

Timeline

Austintown, 1826 to 1994

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

19th century
1826Born hereAylett R. Cotton is born here
1832Born hereJasper Packard is born here
20th century
1906On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
1985Born hereMike McGlynn is born here
1994Born hereBilly Price is born here

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Austintown

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks

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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Austintown, census by census

Between 29,393 and 33,636 people in every census since 1970.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Austintown’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

6 famous people were born in Austintown

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Jasper PackardAmerican politician · b. 1832

Billy PriceAmerican football player · b. 1994

Aylett R. CottonAmerican politician · b. 1826

Mike McGlynnAmerican football offensive lineman · b. 1985

Davanzo TatePlayer of American and Canadian football · b. 1985

Wickliffe A. CottonAmerican politician · b. 1843

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Austintown Township2 historic placesC Youngstown49 historic placesA⁺Canfield Township5 historic placesB

Questions about Austintown’s history

What year was Austintown founded?

The Austintown post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

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). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikidata (1), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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