The Carryall Township post office opened in 1863, the earliest record of the town by name. Three smaller post offices, New Harrison (1837), Carryall (1863) and Link (1890), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2020 census: 3,010163 years
How historic is Carryall Township?
B
More historic than 56% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Carryall Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Carryall Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Carryall Township is more historic than 56% of U.S. towns, #585 of 993 in Ohio. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its age pulls it down.
B
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Carryall Township’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 Carryall Township’s 3.3 sits near the middle of its state (58% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±5.4 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (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 Carryall Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds
Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
New Harrison
1837–1841
Carryall
1863–1874
Link
1890–1902
18301930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Lichtys ParcelsLinkNew Harrison
Gone or out of use
Armstrong SchoolschoolChampion SchoolschoolClark SchoolschoolErter SchoolschoolHook SchoolschoolLink Post Officepost officeSchool Number 1schoolSchool Number 1schoolSchool Number 5schoolStinger Schoolschool
5cemeteries and burying grounds inside Carryall Township
BanksBanksClarkMaumeeSlough
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Carryall Township, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Carryall Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Carryall Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,010 people in the township.
Its first post office opened in 1863. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 2,980 in 2010, 3,010 in 2020.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Carryall Township, 1837 to 1960
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Carryall Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1960Antwerp 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 Carryall Township.
On the National Register
1 historic place in Carryall Township
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Carryall Township
Nobody well known was born in Carryall Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
The Carryall Township post office opened in 1863, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Carryall Township rank for history?
Carryall Township is more historic than 56% of U.S. towns, #585 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.
How old are the homes in Carryall Township?
19% of Carryall Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±5.4 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1969.
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 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.
