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History · Concord Township

Concord Township’s post office opened in 1836

More historic than 35% of U.S. towns · #802 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it

Most of Concord Township was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1990. Below: maps from 1904 on.

1836first post office
0on the National Register
3%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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Photo: Keith Brewster · CC BY-SA 2.5
Quick answers

How Concord Township began

When was Concord Township founded?

1836

The Concord Township post office opened in 1836, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Concord (1836), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 19,254190 years

How historic is Concord Township?

C

More historic than 35% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first Concord Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade

What drives Concord Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Concord Township is more historic than 35% of U.S. towns, #802 of 993 in Ohio. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

C
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Concord Township’s overall grade.
Founding era1836, from the first post office: founded 1776–1849, an older era than 75% of U.S. townsA−Homes built before 19402.9% of homes (±1.5) · typical OH town 14.5% · U.S. 8.4%C−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical OH town 2.9 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 35%
NewerOlder
Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 19%

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 Concord Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (23% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. The pre-1940 share (±1.5 points) is firm at this size. 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 Concord Township’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Concord Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19045 editions of the USGS map, 1904 to 1994. Watch Concord Township change.Lost villages1 post office opened and closed inside today’s Concord Township, and 3 old place names are still on the map.Deep rootsA post office since 1836: 190 years of Concord Township.
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Start Concord Township’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Concord Township on the map, 1904 to 1994

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

Concord Township on the 1904 USGS mapConcord Township on the 1960 USGS mapConcord Township on the 1970 USGS mapConcord Township on the 1985 USGS mapConcord Township on the 1994 USGS map1904Chardon 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 Concord Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Another post office, Concord, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
ClarksConcordPease Mill
Gone or out of use
Concord Post Officepost officePerkins Camplocale
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Concord Township
Concord TownshipHuntoon

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

The story so far

Concord Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Concord Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Concord Township is one of the five townships of Lake County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,254. Lake County is part of the Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Its first post office opened in 1836. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 18,201 to 19,254 (+6%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Concord Township, 1836 to 1986

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1836Post officeThe Concord post office opens
  3. 1842Born hereWilliam Wellington Corlett is born here
  4. 20th century
  5. 1901Post officeThe Concord post office closes
  6. 1904On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 1986Born hereEvan Bush is born here
By decade

Concord Township, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Morley Manor northside 20212021Morley Manor northside 2021Morley Manor eastside 20212021Morley Manor eastside 2021Morley Manor House garden 20212021Morley Manor House garden 2021Map of Lake County Ohio Highlighting Concord Township2015Map of Lake County Ohio Highlighting Concord TownshipMapGirdled plaque Concord 20082008Girdled plaque Concord 2008Concord Twp OH Hall2006Concord Twp OH Hall
Famous people

2 famous people were born in Concord Township

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

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E
Evan BushAmerican soccer player · b. 1986
William Wellington CorlettUnion United States Army officer · b. 1842
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Painesville Township4 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLeroy Township2 historic placesB−Painesville11 historic placesAMentor13 historic placesB+Chardon TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townKirtland Hills1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHambden TownshipIts storyC

Questions about Concord Township’s history

What year was Concord Township founded?

The Concord Township post office opened in 1836, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

How does Concord Township rank for history?

Concord Township is more historic than 35% of U.S. towns, #802 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 Concord Township?

3% of Concord 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 1990.

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 (6), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.