Perrysburg dates to 1816, and 9 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 79% of U.S. towns · #334 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
9 places in town are on the National Register, among them the Fort Meigs, a National Historic Landmark, and a historic district with 39 buildings. Most of Perrysburg was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988. Below: 3 old photos and papers, maps from 1884 on, and the census since 1830.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1823.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Perrysburg’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Perrysburg is more historic than 79% of U.S. towns, #334 of 993 in Ohio. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
A−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Perrysburg’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 Perrysburg’s 17.9 sits above most of its state (80% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 45 historic buildings outnumber those of 84% 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 (±1.7 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1816.
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 Perrysburg’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds
Perrysburg’s post office has been open since 1823. Another post office, Roachton, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Perrysburg
1823–today
Roachton
1866–1906
18201920today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Carrington WoodsColonial AcresCrandenbrookD'Arcy EstatesFort Meigs PlaceHulls CrossingIndian MeadowsKettle RunMcKinley WoodsMeigs on the RiverPerry CommonsPheasant RunRiver View HeightsRivercrestRiverfordRoachtonShawnee TraceSouthview Estates Mobile Home ParkSouthwood ParkThe Estates of Fort MeigsWillowbend
1cemetery inside Perrysburg
Fort Meigs Union
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Help out
Start Perrysburg’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Perrysburg’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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2 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Perrysburg lies near the center of the Twelve Mile Square Reservation, a tract of land ceded in 1795 to the United States by the Odawa people following their defeat in the Northwest Indian Wars. They had occupied this territory since the turn of the 18th century, after having settled in the region of the French trading post at Fort Detroit. Also known as the Ottawa, they had controlled much of the territory along the Maumee River in present-day northwestern Ohio.
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.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Perrysburg. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1900Toledo 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 Perrysburg.
Every building
Perrysburg, building by building, 1884–1914
Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.
In 1816, according to Wikidata. Perrysburg’s post office opened in 1823, and the census of 1830 counted 182 people here.
How does Perrysburg rank for history?
Perrysburg is more historic than 79% of U.S. towns, #334 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 Perrysburg?
9 listings: 6 buildings, 1 historic district, the Perrysburg Historic District, with 39 contributing buildings, and 2 sites. 45 historic buildings in all.
How old are the homes in Perrysburg?
9% of Perrysburg’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.7 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1988.
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 (3), Wikidata (3), the National Register of Historic Places (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), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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