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History · Jerry City

Jerry City’s post office opened in 1872, and 43% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1901 on and the census since 1880.

1872first post office
0on the National Register
43%homes built before 1940
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How Jerry City began

When was Jerry City founded?

1872

The Jerry City post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 224 in 18802020 census: 454154 years
Founding year: the first Jerry City post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Jerry City’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 Jerry City are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19013 editions of the USGS map, 1901 to 1969. Watch Jerry City change.Old housesHalf of Jerry City’s homes were built before 1953.
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On the map

Jerry City on the map, 1901 to 1969

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

Jerry City on the 1901 USGS mapJerry City on the 1958 USGS mapJerry City on the 1969 USGS map1901Bowling Green 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 Jerry City.

The story

How Jerry City came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Jerry City.

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The first settlement at Jerry City was made in the early 1860s; it was then called Stulltown and later Shiloh. The town site was replatted in 1872 as Jerry City, after Jerry Nestlerode, a local businessperson. A post office has been in operation in the village since 1872. The village was incorporated in 1875.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Jerry City, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Map of Wood County Ohio Highlighting Jerry City Village2015Map of Wood County Ohio Highlighting Jerry City Villa…MapJerry City, Ohio as viewed from Main Street-0268552010Jerry City, Ohio as viewed from Main Street-026855OHMap-doton-Jerry City2004OHMap-doton-Jerry City
People over time

Jerry City, census by census

010020030040050060018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 555

Between 224 and 555 people in every census since 1880.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

Questions about Jerry City’s history

What year was Jerry City founded?

The Jerry City post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 (3), Wikipedia, 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.