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History · Carrollton

Carrollton dates to 1815, and 40% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 92% of U.S. towns · #120 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it

Its Register listings are the Daniel McCook House, the Carroll County Courthouse and the Van Horn Building. Below: 2 old photos and papers, maps from 1895 on, and the census since 1860.

1815founded
3on the National Register
40%homes built before 1940
2old photos & papers
10famous people
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From Carrollton’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Carrollton began

When was Carrollton founded?

1815

Carrollton dates its founding to 1815 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1860.

First census: 721 in 18602020 census: 3,087211 years

How historic is Carrollton?

A

More historic than 92% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1818.The full story ↓
History grade

What drives Carrollton’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Carrollton is more historic than 92% of U.S. towns, #120 of 993 in Ohio. All 3 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its share of homes from before 1940 ranks highest and its National Register listings lowest.

A
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Carrollton’s overall grade.
Founding era1815, from Wikidata: founded 1776–1849, an older era than 75% of U.S. townsA−Homes built before 194039.6% of homes (±12.7) · typical OH town 14.5% · U.S. 8.4%ANational Register3 listings, 10.7 per 10,000 residents · typical OH town 2.9 · U.S. 2.4B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 92%
NewerOlder
Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 88%

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 Carrollton’s 10.7 sits above most of its state (75% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 3 listings outnumber those of 65% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±12.7 points). Two sources give 1815.

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 Carrollton’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 2 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Carrollton, and 2 old place names are still on the map.Mapped building by building4 fire insurance maps, 1895 to 1921, drew every building in Carrollton.On the map since 19105 editions of the USGS map, 1910 to 1994. Watch Carrollton change.
★ What stands out · Help out

Start Carrollton’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Carrollton’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewCarrollton, Ohio 1846: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Carrollton’s post office has been open since 1833. Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Centreville
1818–1829
East Centreville
1829–1833
Carrollton
1833–today
18101920today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Becki Lynn CourtHills Trailer Court
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Carrollton
GrandviewWestview

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

Every building

Carrollton, building by building, 1895–1921

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.

Carrollton fire insurance map, 1895, sheet 11895Sheet 1 of 3
Edition
BrickWoodStone

Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

The story

How Carrollton came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Carrollton.

Read it all →

The village was established as Centreville on October 4, 1815, by Peter Bohart, owing to its location at the crossroads of the Canton–Steubenville and New Lisbon–New Philadelphia routes. After the village became the county seat of the newly formed Carroll County, the name was changed on February 24, 1834. The village derives its name from Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence.

In the 19th century, many of the Fighting McCooks of Civil War fame lived in Carrollton. The Daniel McCook House is listed as a National Historic Place.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Carrollton, 1815 to 1948

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1815
    FoundingCarrollton is established
  3. 1818Post officeThe Centreville post office opens
  4. 1829Post officeThe Centreville post office closes
  5. 1829Post officeThe East Centreville post office opens
  6. 1833Post officeThe East Centreville post office closes
  7. 1833Post officeThe Carrollton post office opens
  8. 1846In the archiveCarrollton, Ohio 1846
  9. 1855Born hereWilliam Crozier is born here
  10. 1868Born hereGeorge Hemming is born here
  11. 20th century
  12. 1910On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  13. 1915In the archiveCarrollton pottery
  14. 1939Born hereBill Cooper is born here
  15. 1948Born hereEddie Maple is born here
By decade

Carrollton, decade by decade

2 decades in the archive, from the 1840s to the 1910s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1840s1 item
Carrollton, Ohio 18461846Carrollton, Ohio 1846
1910s1 item
Carrollton pottery1915Carrollton pottery
1920s–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
Today16 recent
Carrollton, Ohio, old JC Penney Building2016Carrollton, Ohio, old JC Penney BuildingCarrollton, Ohio Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church2016Carrollton, Ohio Trinity Evangelical Lutheran ChurchCarrollton, Ohio Post Office2016Carrollton, Ohio Post OfficeCarrollton, Ohio First United Methodist Church2016Carrollton, Ohio First United Methodist ChurchCarrollton Ohio Wesley Community Chapel2016Carrollton Ohio Wesley Community ChapelCarrollton Ohio Trinity Lutheran Church School2016Carrollton Ohio Trinity Lutheran Church SchoolCarrollton Ohio Seventh Day Adventist Church2016Carrollton Ohio Seventh Day Adventist ChurchCarrollton Ohio First Presbyterian Church2016Carrollton Ohio First Presbyterian ChurchCarrollton Ohio Family Worship Center2016Carrollton Ohio Family Worship CenterCarrollton Ohio Baptist Temple2016Carrollton Ohio Baptist TempleCarroll County District Library Ohio2016Carroll County District Library OhioMap of Carroll County Ohio Highlighting Carrollton Village2015Map of Carroll County Ohio Highlighting Carrollton Vi…MapOur Lady of Mercy - Carrollton, Ohio 2012-07-222012Our Lady of Mercy - Carrollton, Ohio 2012-07-22Peter Bohart tomb2010Peter Bohart tombCarrollton High School (Ohio)0012009Carrollton High School (Ohio)001OHMap-doton-Carrollton2004OHMap-doton-Carrollton
On the map

Carrollton on the map, 1910 to 1994

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

Carrollton on the 1910 USGS mapCarrollton on the 1959 USGS mapCarrollton on the 1971 USGS mapCarrollton on the 1985 USGS mapCarrollton on the 1994 USGS map1910Carrollton 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 Carrollton.

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.

Carrollton, Ohio 1846
Retake this viewCarrollton, Ohio 1846, 1846

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

Retake this view · +15
On the National Register

3 historic places in Carrollton

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

places listed
3
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
3
each building in a district counts
first listed
1970
Daniel McCook House
Daniel McCook HouseCarroll County CourthouseVan Horn Building
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Federal1
Italianate1
Daniel McCook HouseFederal
Carroll County CourthouseBuilding
Van Horn BuildingItalianate

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

People over time

Carrollton, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500190019502000Peak: 3,241

Between 721 and 3,241 people in every census since 1860.

17 censuses, 1860–2020.

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

Famous people

10 famous people were born in Carrollton

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

See all →
E
Eddie MapleAmerican jockey · b. 1948
William CrozierUnited States Army Chief of Ordnance · b. 1855
G
George HemmingAmerican baseball player · b. 1868
B
Bill CooperPlayer of American football · b. 1939
Daniel McCook, Jr.Union Army general · b. 1834
Edwin Stanton McCookUnion Army general · b. 1837

Questions about Carrollton’s history

What year was Carrollton founded?

In 1815, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Carrollton’s post office opened in 1818, and the census of 1860 counted 721 people here.

How does Carrollton rank for history?

Carrollton is more historic than 92% of U.S. towns, #120 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 Carrollton?

Three places: the Daniel McCook House (listed 1970), the Carroll County Courthouse (1974) and the Van Horn Building (1987).

How old are the homes in Carrollton?

40% of Carrollton’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±12.7 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1952.

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 (18), the National Register of Historic Places (3), 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), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.