Maria Stein’s post office opened in 1850, and 3 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 61% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Most of Maria Stein was built recently: 10% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1978.
How Maria Stein began
When was Maria Stein founded?
The Maria Stein post office opened in 1850, the earliest record of the town by name.
How historic is Maria Stein?
More historic than 61% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
What drives Maria Stein’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Maria Stein is more historic than 61% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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 Maria Stein’s 130 sits above most of its state (94% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 17 historic buildings outnumber those of 79% of U.S. towns.
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 →
3 historic places in Maria Stein
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Questions about Maria Stein’s history
What year was Maria Stein founded?
The Maria Stein post office opened in 1850, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Maria Stein rank for history?
Maria Stein is more historic than 61% of U.S. towns. 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 Maria Stein?
10% of Maria Stein’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±6.7 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1978.
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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).