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History · Canfield Township

Canfield Township dates to 1798, and 5 of its places are on the National Register

More historic than 59% of U.S. towns · #548 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it

Most of Canfield Township was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1987. Below: 8 old photos and papers, maps from 1952 on, and the census since 1850.

1798founded
5on the National Register
4%homes built before 1940
8old photos & papers
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From Canfield Township’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Canfield Township began

When was Canfield Township founded?

1798

Canfield Township dates its founding to 1798 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1850.

First census: 527 in 18502020 census: 16,944228 years

How historic is Canfield Township?

B

More historic than 59% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1801.The full story ↓
History grade

What drives Canfield Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Canfield Township is more historic than 59% of U.S. towns, #548 of 993 in Ohio. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

B
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Canfield Township’s overall grade.
Founding era1798, from Wikidata: founded 1776–1849, an older era than 75% of U.S. townsA−Homes built before 19403.9% of homes (±1.5) · typical OH town 14.5% · U.S. 8.4%CNational Register5 listings, 3.0 per 10,000 residents · typical OH town 2.9 · U.S. 2.4B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 59%
NewerOlder
Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 45%

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 Canfield Township’s 3.0 sits near the middle of its state (56% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 5 listings outnumber those of 70% 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 (±1.5 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1798.

Founding year: Wikidata (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 Canfield Township’s past

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

Lost villages6 hamlets and corners are still on the map.Deep rootsEstablished in 1798: 228 years of Canfield Township.Landmarks on the Register5 places on the National Register.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
DublinHerbert CornersLynns CornersMisner CornersNew BuffaloStarrs Corners
Gone or out of use
Briel AirportairportDublin SchoolschoolHell Street SchoolschoolLynn Street SchoolschoolMud SchoolschoolTurner Street Schoolschool
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Canfield Township
CornersburgDean HillSharethora

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Timeline

Canfield Township, 1798 to 1952

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

  1. 18th century
  2. 1798
    FoundingCanfield Township is established
  3. 20th century
  4. 1910In the archiveCentral Park
  5. 1942In the archiveMrs. Albert Yaeger putting coal in stove where a tray of corn below and drawers of apples…
  6. 1952On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
On the National Register

5 historic places in Canfield Township

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

places listed
5
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
5
each building in a district counts
first listed
1974
Conrad Neff House
Conrad Neff HouseMichael Cahill House
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Stick/Eastlake1
Conrad Neff HouseBuilding
Michael Cahill HouseStick/Eastlake

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

The story

How Canfield Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Canfield Township.

Read it all →

Canfield Township was established in 1798 as township number 1 in range 3 by purchase from the Connecticut Land Company in the Connecticut Western Reserve. It was purchased by six men, although the majority was owned by Judson Canfield, a land agent. The township took his name in 1800.

Canfield's first settlers arrived shortly after surveying was initiated in 1798, primarily from Connecticut, although waves of German immigrants around 1805 and Irish around 1852 would occur. Goods were transported initially by horse and wagon about 55 miles (91 km) from Pittsburgh; later, the Beaver Canal served as the primary method for commerce. By 1805, Canfield had approximately 17 homes, a store and a school; it became a trade center for the region.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Canfield Township, decade by decade

2 decades in the archive, from the 1910s to the 1940s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1910s–1940s8 items
Central Park1910Central ParkCentral Park1910Central ParkMrs. Albert Yaeger putting coal in stove where a tray of corn below and drawers of apples are drying. The dryer has bee…1942Mrs. Albert Yaeger putting coal in stove where a tray…Mrs. Wright Hendricks picking prunes1942Mrs. Wright Hendricks picking prunesMrs. Wright Hendricks picking prunes1942Mrs. Wright Hendricks picking prunesMrs. Albert Yaeger and son Walter picking apples to be dried1942Mrs. Albert Yaeger and son Walter picking apples to b…Mrs. Frank Rogers storing dried beans in muslin bags1942Mrs. Frank Rogers storing dried beans in muslin bagsDehydrated pencil pod beans still on dryer drawers1942Dehydrated pencil pod beans still on dryer drawers
1950s–1990snothing yet
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.
Add from your album
Today10 recent
US 62 EAST AND OH 46 NORTH NEAR SPLIT2023US 62 EAST AND OH 46 NORTH NEAR SPLITMCCC 3!!2023MCCC 3!!Canfield fair 2!2023Canfield fair 2!Canfield (5)2023Canfield (5)Texaco Station2013Texaco StationOld Mahoning County Courthouse2013Old Mahoning County CourthouseSouthern Green2012Southern GreenCanfield - Welcome2012Canfield - WelcomeGreetings from Canfield, Ohio - Large Letter Postcard2011Greetings from Canfield, Ohio - Large Letter PostcardDocumentUntitled photo2007Untitled photo
On the map

Canfield Township on the map, 1952 to 1970

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

Canfield Township on the 1952 USGS mapCanfield Township on the 1963 USGS mapCanfield Township on the 1970 USGS map1952Canfield 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 Canfield Township.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Central Park
Retake this viewCentral Park, 1910

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Canfield Township’s page.

Retake this view · +15
People over time

Canfield Township, census by census

02,0004,0006,0008,00018501900195020007,699

Grew from 527 people in 1850 to 7,699 in 2020, more than tenfold.

18 censuses, 1850–2020.

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

Help out

Finish Canfield Township’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
2 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewCentral Park: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Austintown Township2 historic placesCAustintown1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEllsworth TownshipIts storyB−Boardman Township5 historic placesA−

Questions about Canfield Township’s history

What year was Canfield Township founded?

In 1798, according to Wikidata. Canfield Township’s post office opened in 1801, and the census of 1850 counted 527 people here.

How does Canfield Township rank for history?

Canfield Township is more historic than 59% of U.S. towns, #548 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 Canfield Township?

5 listings: 2 buildings, among them the Conrad Neff House (listed 1974, the first).

How old are the homes in Canfield Township?

4% of Canfield Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.5 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1987.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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 (12), the Library of Congress (6), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.