Campbell dates to 1908, and 27% of its homes were built before 1940
More historic than 69% of U.S. towns · #431 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 111 buildings. Below: 6 old photos and papers, maps from 1906 on, and the census since 1910.
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1909.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Campbell’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Campbell is more historic than 69% of U.S. towns, #431 of 993 in Ohio. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Campbell’s overall grade.
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 Campbell’s 143 sits above most of its state (95% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 111 historic buildings outnumber those of 90% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.1 points). Two sources give 1908.
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 Campbell’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
In 1902, the Youngstown Iron Sheet and Tube Company established a factory near the Mahoning River in what was then Coitsville Township. A settlement grew around the factory, called East Youngstown, due to its location just southeast from downtown Youngstown. The village was incorporated in 1908, as its population swelled with young immigrants to work in the steel industry. Many immigrants to the village were Greeks.
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
In 1908, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Campbell’s post office opened in 1909, and the census of 1910 counted 4,972 people here.
How does Campbell rank for history?
Campbell is more historic than 69% of U.S. towns, #431 of 993 in Ohio. 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.
What is on the National Register in Campbell?
One place: the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company Housing (listed 1982).
How old are the homes in Campbell?
27% of Campbell’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.1 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1958.
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 (6), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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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