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History · Verona

Verona’s post office opened in 1899, and 42% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Verona began

When was Verona founded?

1899

The Verona post office opened in 1899, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 403127 years
Founding year: the first Verona post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Verona’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Verona are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Verona’s homes were built before 1951.
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The story so far

Verona, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Verona yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Verona is a village in Montgomery and Preble counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 403 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Its first post office opened in 1899. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 494 to 403 (-18%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Verona, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Verona

Nobody well known was born in Verona itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Bob SchulAmerican athletics competitor · b. 1937
Jeff HamiltonAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1977
Jesse HainesMajor League Baseball pitcher · b. 1893
Jena PowellAmerican politician · b. 1993
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Alberta KinseyAmerican painter · b. 1875
Milton SaylerCincinnati politician · b. 1831

Questions about Verona’s history

What year was Verona founded?

The Verona post office opened in 1899, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), 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.