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History · South Euclid

South Euclid dates to 1809, and 15% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 74% of U.S. towns · #391 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it

Its Register listings are the William E. Telling House and the Notre Dame College of Ohio. Its Register listings are the William E. Telling House and the Notre Dame College of Ohio. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1901 on, and the census since 1920.

1809founded
2on the National Register
15%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
4famous people
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Quick answers

How South Euclid began

When was South Euclid founded?

1809

South Euclid dates its founding to 1809 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1920.

First census: 1,605 in 19202020 census: 21,883217 years

How historic is South Euclid?

B+

More historic than 74% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1834.The full story ↓
History grade

What drives South Euclid’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, South Euclid is more historic than 74% of U.S. towns, #391 of 993 in Ohio. All 3 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its age ranks highest and its National Register listings lowest.

B+
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of South Euclid’s overall grade.
Founding era1809, from Wikidata: founded 1776–1849, an older era than 75% of U.S. townsA−Homes built before 194014.6% of homes (±3.5) · typical OH town 14.5% · U.S. 8.4%BNational Register2 listings, 3 historic buildings, 1.4 per 10,000 residents · typical OH town 2.9 · U.S. 2.4B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 74%
NewerOlder
Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 61%

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 South Euclid’s 1.4 sits near the middle of its state (50% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 3 historic buildings outnumber those of 65% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B to B+. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.5 points). Two sources give 1809.

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 South Euclid’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19015 editions of the USGS map, 1901 to 1994. Watch South Euclid change.Boom and bustPeaked at 29,579 in 1970; 21,883 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of South Euclid’s homes were built before 1954.
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Start South Euclid’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how South Euclid’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewSouth Euclid Bluestone Quarry: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

South Euclid on the map, 1901 to 1994

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

South Euclid on the 1901 USGS mapSouth Euclid on the 1953 USGS mapSouth Euclid on the 1963 USGS mapSouth Euclid on the 1970 USGS mapSouth Euclid on the 1994 USGS map1901Euclid 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 South Euclid.

People over time

South Euclid, census by census

05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,000192019401960198020002020Peak: 29,579

Peaked at 29,579 in 1970; 21,883 people lived here in 2020.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

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

The story

How South Euclid came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of South Euclid.

Read it all →

The land currently comprising South Euclid was part of the Western Reserve, obtained via treaty with the Iroquois confederation in 1796 by the Connecticut Land Company. In 1797, Moses Cleaveland named the area east of the Cuyahoga River Euclid, after the Greek mathematician and "patron saint" of surveyors. Euclid Township was officially formed in 1809. In 1828, Euclid Township was divided into nine districts, with South Euclid becoming district two.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

South Euclid, 1809 to 1983

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1809
    FoundingSouth Euclid is established
  3. 1834Post officeThe South Euclid post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1901On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1922BuiltNotre Dame College of Ohio is built
  7. 1931In the archiveSouth Euclid Bluestone Quarry
  8. 1935Post officeThe South Euclid post office closes
  9. 1936Born hereDon Delaney is born here
  10. 1945Born hereSharon Creech is born here
  11. 1947Born hereSteve Stone is born here
  12. 1970CensusPopulation peaks at 29,579
  13. 1983Born hereRoy Hall is born here
By decade

South Euclid, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1930s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1930s1 item
South Euclid Bluestone Quarry1931South Euclid Bluestone Quarry
1940s–1990snothing yet
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.
Add from your album
Today4 recent
South Euclid, Ohio to become sister city with Kraljevo, Serbia2018South Euclid, Ohio to become sister city with Kraljev…Signage - Euclid Creek Reservation2018Signage - Euclid Creek ReservationSouth Euclid Dog Park 2011-03-12 09.23.392011South Euclid Dog Park 2011-03-12 09.23.39South Euclid Dog Park 2011-03-12 09.14.122011South Euclid Dog Park 2011-03-12 09.14.12
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

South Euclid Bluestone Quarry
Retake this viewSouth Euclid Bluestone Quarry, 1931

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on South Euclid’s page.

Retake this view · +15
On the National Register

2 historic places in South Euclid

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
3
each building in a district counts
first listed
1974
William E. Telling House
William E. Telling HouseNotre Dame College of Ohio, built 1922
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

English Tudor Gothic1
William E. Telling HouseBuilding
Notre Dame College of OhioEnglish Tudor Gothic · Built 1922

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

4 famous people were born in South Euclid

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

See all →
Sharon CreechAmerican writer of children's novels · b. 1945
D
Don DelaneyAmerican basketball coach and executive · b. 1936
Steve StoneAmerican baseball player and announcer · b. 1947
Roy HallAmerican football player · b. 1983
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, places now gone and burying grounds

South Euclid had its own post office from 1834 to 1935.

South Euclid
1834–1935
18301930today
Gone or out of use
Bluestone QuarriesmineSaint Margaret Mary SchoolschoolSouth Euclid Post Officepost office
1cemetery inside South Euclid
Saint Johns

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Cleveland Heights21 historic placesA−Lyndhurst2 historic placesCRichmond Heights1 historic placeC−Cleveland282 historic placesA+

Questions about South Euclid’s history

What year was South Euclid founded?

In 1809, according to Wikidata. South Euclid’s post office opened in 1834, and the census of 1920 counted 1,605 people here.

How does South Euclid rank for history?

South Euclid is more historic than 74% of U.S. towns, #391 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 South Euclid?

Two places: the William E. Telling House (listed 1974) and the Notre Dame College of Ohio (1983).

How old are the homes in South Euclid?

15% of South Euclid’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.5 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1954.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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).

From Wikimedia Commons (5), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (2), 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) 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.