More historic than 42% of U.S. towns · #735 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Most of Richville was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1964. Below: maps from 1986 on and old-book passages.
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1854.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Richville’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Richville is more historic than 42% of U.S. towns, #735 of 993 in Ohio. Its age holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Richville’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 Richville’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.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikipedia alone; no second source gives 1836.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.8 points).
Founding year: Wikipedia (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 Richville’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Richville was laid out in 1836. A post office was established at Richville in 1872, and remained in operation until 1902.
In 1997, the former Richville Elementary School was sold to a local church, which later abandoned the property. Efforts to sell the property to recover unpaid back taxes were unsuccessful, in part because of the potential cost of asbestos remediation. The building was later demolished.
Passages that mention Richville, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History of Stark County, with an outline sketch of Ohio1881 · page 388Read the page →
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South of the center of the township is the village of Richville, laid out by John Honk, in 183(5. 3Ir. Houk was proud of the title, 'the proprietor of Richville," and did what he could to give the village celebrity. It is on the State road running from Canton, southwest to Navarre, in Bethlehem Township, Wilmot. in Sugar Creek and Holmes County.
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History of Stark County, with an outline sketch of Ohio1881 · page 971Read the page →
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since located in Perry Tp., near Richville, where they now reside, Mr. Sinnock being engaged in fanning. Upon Mr. Wilhelm's return from service, he was engaged for several years in running a portal)Io saw-mill and afterwards engag<!d in butchering. Oct. 1, 18? S, he located at .Justus Station, and opened up the first store in the place, where he has
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In 1836, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Richville’s post office opened in 1854.
How does Richville rank for history?
Richville is more historic than 42% of U.S. towns, #735 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 Richville?
7% of Richville’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.8 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1964.
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 Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
