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History · Dellroy

Dellroy dates to 1849, and 46% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1910 on and the census since 1880.

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How Dellroy began

When was Dellroy founded?

1849

Dellroy dates its founding to 1849 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 664 in 18802020 census: 268177 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1833.The full story ↓

What stands out about Dellroy’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 Dellroy are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19104 editions of the USGS map, 1910 to 1994. Watch Dellroy change.Old housesHalf of Dellroy’s homes were built before 1950.Deep rootsEstablished in 1849: 177 years of Dellroy.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dellroy’s history is told.

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On the map

Dellroy on the map, 1910 to 1994

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

Dellroy on the 1910 USGS mapDellroy on the 1959 USGS mapDellroy on the 1971 USGS mapDellroy 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 Dellroy.

The story

How Dellroy came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Dellroy.

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The village was established in 1849 as "Cannonsburg." It was renamed circa 1878 to Dellroy. The origin of the name "Dellroy" is disputed.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Dellroy, 1833 to 1932

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1833Post officeThe Leavitt post office opens
  3. 1849
    FoundingDellroy is established
  4. 1878Post officeThe Leavitt post office closes
  5. 1878Post officeThe Dellroy post office opens
  6. 1882Born hereDoc Kerr is born here
  7. 20th century
  8. 1910On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  9. 1932Born hereVince Costello is born here
By decade

Dellroy, decade by decade

Today9 recent
Dellroy United Methodist Church2016Dellroy United Methodist ChurchDellroy Post Office2016Dellroy Post OfficeDellroy Drive-In from southeast2016Dellroy Drive-In from southeastDellroy Community Hall2016Dellroy Community HallDellroy Church of the Nazarene2016Dellroy Church of the NazareneMap of Carroll County Ohio Highlighting Dellroy Village2015Map of Carroll County Ohio Highlighting Dellroy Villa…MapDellroy Halloween tp2013Dellroy Halloween tpDellroy Ohio Elementary0012009Dellroy Ohio Elementary001OHMap-doton-Dellroy2004OHMap-doton-Dellroy
People over time

Dellroy, census by census

010020030040050060070018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 664

Between 268 and 664 people in every census since 1880.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Dellroy

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

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Vince CostelloAmerican football player · b. 1932
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Doc KerrAmerican baseball player · b. 1882
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Dellroy’s post office has been open since 1878. Another post office, Leavitt, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Leavitt
1833–1878
Dellroy
1878–today
18301930today

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

Questions about Dellroy’s history

What year was Dellroy founded?

In 1849, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Dellroy’s post office opened in 1833, and the census of 1880 counted 664 people here.

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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). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (9), 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) 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.