More historic than 3% of U.S. towns · #990 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Most of Reminderville was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2004. Below: maps from 1906 on and the census since 1960.
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Reminderville’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Reminderville is more historic than 3% of U.S. towns, #990 of 993 in Ohio. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Reminderville’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 Reminderville’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 D. The pre-1940 share (±1.6 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1955.
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 Reminderville’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Reminderville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1906Chagrin Falls 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 Reminderville.
The village of Reminderville was incorporated in 1955. Clement L. Reminder, an early mayor, gave the village his name. The village became a city in 2021 after its population exceeded 5,000 in the 2020 Census.
Reminderville has been noted for its unusual place name. According to Three Communities, One Heritage by Keith A. Peppers and Thomas Kubat of Pursue Posterity, the area's name (before incorporation) began as a nickname.
In 1955, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1960 counted 217 people here.
How does Reminderville rank for history?
Reminderville is more historic than 3% of U.S. towns, #990 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 Reminderville?
2% of Reminderville’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.6 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 2004.
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 (8), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.
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