Most of Westfield Center was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1977. Its Register listing is the Universalist Church Of Westfield Center. Below: maps from 1904 on and the census since 1910.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1825.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Westfield Center’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Westfield Center is more historic than 65% of U.S. towns. 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 Westfield Center’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 Westfield Center’s 8.3 sits above most of its state (72% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1826.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.3 points).
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 Westfield Center’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 Westfield Center. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1904Medina 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 Westfield Center.
Timeline
Westfield Center, 1825 to 1971
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
The community was founded in 1826. When it was given a post office, the name "Le Roy" was assigned. The two names were used interchangeably until it was incorporated in 1914 as Le Roy, Ohio. In the early 1970s, the name was changed back to Westfield Center.
One building in Westfield Center, the Universalist Church, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Westfield Center’s post office has been open since 1971. Another post office, Leroy, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Leroy
1825–1971
Westfield Center
1971–today
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2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Westfield Center
Old Westfield CenterWestfield Center
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Westfield Center’s history
What year was Westfield Center founded?
In 1826, according to Wikidata. Westfield Center’s post office opened in 1825, and the census of 1910 counted 192 people here.
How does Westfield Center rank for history?
Westfield Center is more historic than 65% of U.S. towns. 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 Westfield Center?
One place: the Universalist Church Of Westfield Center (listed 1978).
How old are the homes in Westfield Center?
8% of Westfield Center’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.3 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1977.
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 (6), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, 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.
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