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15% of Berlin Township’s homes were built before 1940

More historic than 37% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Below: maps from 1908 on.

0on the National Register
15%homes built before 1940
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About Berlin Township’s history

How historic is Berlin Township?

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More historic than 37% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

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What drives Berlin Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Berlin Township is more historic than 37% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Berlin Township’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 194015.4% of homes (±7.7) · typical OH town 14.5% · U.S. 8.4%BNational RegisterNo listings counted · typical OH town 2.9 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 37%
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Ohio towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Ohio town has 2.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Berlin Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (23% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±7.7 points).

Founding year: our sources. 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 Berlin Township’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 Berlin Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19084 editions of the USGS map, 1908 to 1979. Watch Berlin Township change.Lost villages4 hamlets and corners are still on the map.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Berlin Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Berlin Township on the map, 1908 to 1979

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

Berlin Township on the 1908 USGS mapBerlin Township on the 1952 USGS mapBerlin Township on the 1966 USGS mapBerlin Township on the 1979 USGS map1908Warren 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 Berlin Township.

Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Berlin CenterChristytownShillings MillShiltown
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Berlin Township
North BerlinWest Berlin

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Berlin Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Berlin Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Berlin Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,973 people in the township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,122 to 1,973 (-7%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Berlin Township, decade by decade

Today14 recent
Large, horse-drawn wagons, including one (right) that carries visitors into a pumpkin patch at Hershberger's Farm and B…2016Large, horse-drawn wagons, including one (right) that…A horse-drawn Amish buggy heads up the hill to the large farmstead at Hershberger's Farm and Bakery, a greatly expanded…2016A horse-drawn Amish buggy heads up the hill to the la…A horse-drawn wagon carries visitors into the pumpkin patch each autumn at Hershberger's Farm and Bakery, a greatly exp…2016A horse-drawn wagon carries visitors into the pumpkin…A horse-drawn wagon carries visitors into the pumpkin patch each autumn at Hershberger's Farm and Bakery, a greatly exp…2016A horse-drawn wagon carries visitors into the pumpkin…A horse-drawn wagon carries visitors into the pumpkin patch each autumn at Hershberger's Farm and Bakery, a greatly exp…2016A horse-drawn wagon carries visitors into the pumpkin…A horse-drawn wagon carries visitors into the pumpkin patch each autumn at Hershberger's Farm and Bakery, a greatly exp…2016A horse-drawn wagon carries visitors into the pumpkin…An Amish man tends to popcorn, prepared over an open fire at Hershberger's Farm and Bakery, a greatly expanded produce …2016An Amish man tends to popcorn, prepared over an open …Chickens, and what may be an interloping duck, at Hershberger's Farm and Bakery, a greatly expanded produce stand near …2016Chickens, and what may be an interloping duck, at Her…Decorative ears of dried corn at Hershberger's Farm and Bakery, a greatly expanded produce stand near the town of Berli…2016Decorative ears of dried corn at Hershberger's Farm a…Cow, close up, at Hershberger's Farm and Bakery, a greatly expanded produce stand near the town of Berlin in central Oh…2016Cow, close up, at Hershberger's Farm and Bakery, a gr…Fall display at Hershberger's Farm and Bakery, a greatly expanded produce stand near the town of Berlin in central Ohio…2016Fall display at Hershberger's Farm and Bakery, a grea…Western Reserve High School (Berlin Center, Ohio)2016Western Reserve High School (Berlin Center, Ohio)Berlin Center, Ohio Post Office2016Berlin Center, Ohio Post OfficeBerlin Center United Methodist Church2016Berlin Center United Methodist Church
Famous people

Famous people close to Berlin Township

Nobody well known was born in Berlin Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Paul StametsAmerican mycologist · b. 1955
Rose Mary WoodsPersonal secretary to the President of the Unit… · b. 1917
Jerri NielsenAmerican physician · b. 1952
John Allen CampbellUnion Army General · b. 1835
Viktor SchreckengostAmerican artist · b. 1906
Jacob HamblinAmerican diplomat · b. 1819
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Deerfield Township1 historic placeB+Milton Township1 historic placeB+Ellsworth TownshipIts storyB−

Questions about Berlin Township’s history

How does Berlin Township rank for history?

Berlin Township is more historic than 37% of U.S. towns. 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 Berlin Township?

15% of Berlin Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±7.7 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1976.

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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).

From Wikimedia Commons (3), the Library of Congress (11), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.