Circleville Township dates to 1810, and 2 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 65% of U.S. towns · #485 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Most of Circleville Township was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976. Its Register listings are the Redlands and the Gregg-Crites Octagon House. Below: 4 old photos and papers, maps from 1914 on, and the census since 1820.
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Circleville Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Circleville Township is more historic than 65% of U.S. towns, #485 of 993 in Ohio. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Circleville 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 Circleville Township’s 15.6 sits above most of its state (79% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 4 historic buildings outnumber those of 68% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.0 points). Two sources give 1810.
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 Circleville Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.
Hamlets and corners on the map
BellsBridlewoodFairviewLogan Elm Village
Gone or out of use
Island SchoolschoolSunnyside Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Circleville Township
BowsherHitler Ludwig
Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
On the map
Circleville Township on the map, 1914 to 1992
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Circleville Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1914Circleville 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 Circleville Township.
By the mid-18th century, the Lenape (Delaware Indians) were pushed west from Pennsylvania by European settlers flowing into the colony. The Lenape were given permission by the Wyandot people to settle in the Ohio country. One of their settlements was Maguck, a small village built before 1750 on the banks of the Scioto River. Modern Circleville was built to the north of this site.
What they wrote about Circleville Township in 1810
Passages that mention Circleville Township, cut from the printed page as they were published.
PICKAWAY COUNTY, OHIO HISTORY AND FAMILIES1810 · page 105Read the page →
Read the text
By 1953, sentiment had changed in Circleville Township. A petition was presented to the county board on September 2, 1953 requesting that the Circleville Township Rural School District be transferred to the Circleville City School District. Since Circleville Township had no school buildings and the students were already attending school in Circleville City on a tuition basis, the county board approved the transfer. The Circleville City School Board also approved the transfer at its November 17" meeting. Thus, the Circleville Township Rural
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.
Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
Timeline
Circleville Township, 1810 to 1938
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
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 1810, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1820 counted 908 people here.
How does Circleville Township rank for history?
Circleville Township is more historic than 65% of U.S. towns, #485 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 Circleville Township?
Two places: the Redlands (listed 1982) and the Gregg-Crites Octagon House (2021).
How old are the homes in Circleville Township?
4% of Circleville Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.0 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1976.
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 (4), Wikidata (2), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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