Twinsburg Township dates to 1819, and 1 of its places is on the National Register
More historic than 55% of U.S. towns · #597 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Most of Twinsburg Township was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2000. Below: 2 old photos and papers, maps from 1906 on, and the census since 1880.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Twinsburg Township is more historic than 55% of U.S. towns, #597 of 993 in Ohio. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Twinsburg Township’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 Twinsburg Township’s 5.2 sits near the middle of its state (64% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 2 historic buildings outnumber those of 60% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1819.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. The pre-1940 share (±2.8 points) is firm at this size.
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 Twinsburg Township’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 Twinsburg Township. 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 Twinsburg Township.
Timeline
Twinsburg Township, 1819 to 1909
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
The first person to settle Millsville was sixteen year-old Ethan Alling, who in 1817 moved to Township Five in the tenth range of the Connecticut Land Company. The next year, identical twins Moses and Aaron Wilcox began selling discounted parcels of land and announced they would donate 6 acres of land to the community and donate money to fund a school should the locals rename the settlement "Twinsburg." The Twinsburg Post Office was established in 1825 and was run by Ethan Alling. In addition to his duties as postmaster, Alling later would become the town's "stagecoach operator, merchant and hotel proprietor".
Passages that mention Twinsburg Township, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History of Summit County, Ohio1881 · page 302Read the page →
Read the text
easterly to reach the village of Kent. and thence, in a northerly and northwesterly direction, again strikes into Summit County on the east line of Twinsburg Township, running diagonally across the township, and passing the village about one-fourth of a mile east of the public square. The Connotton Valley will prove especially valuable to the people of Mogadore.
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.
Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
By decade
Twinsburg Township, decade by decade
One decade in the archive so far: the 1900s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.
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.
In 1819, according to Wikidata. the census of 1880 counted 201 people here.
How does Twinsburg Township rank for history?
Twinsburg Township is more historic than 55% of U.S. towns, #597 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 Twinsburg Township?
One place: the Tallmadge Town Square Historic District (listed 1971).
How old are the homes in Twinsburg Township?
2% of Twinsburg Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.8 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 2000.
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 (12), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the USGS Geographic Names Information System 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.
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