Twinsburg dates to 1819, and 3 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 58% of U.S. towns · #563 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Most of Twinsburg was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1991. Its Register listings are the Twinsburg Congregational Church, the Twinsburg Institute and the Moses and Minerva Roach House. Below: 2 old photos and papers, maps from 1906 on, and the census since 1880.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1825.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Twinsburg’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Twinsburg is more historic than 58% of U.S. towns, #563 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’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’s 1.5 sits near the middle of its state (51% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 3 listings outnumber those of 65% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. The pre-1940 share (±2.0 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1819.
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’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History of Summit County, Ohio1881 · page 654Read the page →
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It is probable that Elijah W. Bronson. the first house in the village of Twinsburg. The exact date is not remembered. but was prior to 1824. a frame structure. located on the south side of the public square.
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History of Summit County, Ohio1881 · page 289Read the page →
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Hudson. and running in a northwesterly direction, passes through the village of Hudson, a small portion of the southwest corner of Twinsburg. and through the village of Macedonia. in the eastern portion of Northfield Newburg, in Cuyahoga County, to Cleveland.
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Centennial history of Summit County, Ohio1908 · page 134Read the page →
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About the time the Richfield Fair was started, the people of Twinsburg commenced an annual township exhibition of agricultural products. In 1855, this was expanded into the "Union Fair Association," composed of Twinsburg, Hudson and Northfield townships in Summit County; Solon and Bedford townships, in Cuyahoga County, and Aurora
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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
By decade
Twinsburg, 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. Twinsburg’s post office opened in 1825, and the census of 1880 counted 201 people here.
How does Twinsburg rank for history?
Twinsburg is more historic than 58% of U.S. towns, #563 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?
Three places: the Twinsburg Congregational Church (listed 1974), the Twinsburg Institute (1976) and the Moses and Minerva Roach House (2021).
How old are the homes in Twinsburg?
5% of Twinsburg’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.0 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1991.
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), the National Register of Historic Places (3), 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 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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