Richland County Resources
Facts & Figures
County Seat:
Mansfield
Established:
1813 (March 1)
Parent County:
Fairfield.
Area:
497 square miles
Named For:
Named for the excellent character of the soil.
Location:
North Central Ohio.
Topography:
About on half of the country is level, inclining to clay, the remainder is rolling, adapted to wheat and corn.
Major Cities, Villages
Mansfield, Shelby, Butler, Bellville, Lexington, Loudonville, Lucas, Ontario, Plymouth, Shiloh.
Population:
1820
: 9,169, 1830:24,006, 1850:30,879, 1900:44,289, 1990:126,100People of Note:
John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed), Jedediah Smith (Mountain Man & Santa Fe Trail pioneer),
John Sherman (Secretarry of State/U.S. Senator, father of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act), Mathias Day (founder of Daytona Beach, FL), Louis Bromfield (writer, conservationist & owner of Malabar Farm), Mordecai Bartley (18th Ohio Governor 1844-1846), Thomas Bartley (17th Ohio Governor 1844).Congressional Medal of Honor Winners:
Matthias W. Day (Indian Campaigns), Smith Larimer (Civil War), Harry Linn Martin (WWII), John F. Rowalt (Indian Campaigns).
Historical Notes:
A large proportion of the early settlers of Richland emigrated from Pennsylvania, many of whom were of German origin, and many Scotch-Irish Presbyterians. It was first settled, about the year 1809, on branches of the Mohican. The names of the first settlers, as far as recollected, are Henry M'Cart, Andrew Craig, James Cunningham, Abm. Baughman, Henry Nail, Samuel Lewis, Peter Kinney, Calvin Hill, John Murphy, Thomas Coulter, Melzer Tannehill, Isaac Martin, Stephen Van Schoick, Archibald Gardner and James M'Clure.
In September 1812, shortly after the breaking out of the war with Great Britain, two blockhouses were built in Mansfield. One stood about six rods west of the site of the courthouse, and the other a rod or two north. The first was built by a company commanded by Capt. Shaeffer from Fairfield County, and the other by the company of Col. Chas. Williams, of Coshocton. A garrison was stationed at the place, until after the battle of the Thames.
Historical Society
Richland County Historical Society
153 North Linden Road, Mansfield, Ohio 44906
Genealogical Society
Richland County Genealogical Society
PO Box 3823, Mansfield, Ohio 44907-0323
Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Mansfield & Richland County Convention & Visitors Bureau
124 North Main Street, Mansfield, Ohio 44902
Fax: 419.524.7722
Email: [email protected]
County Courthouse
Richland County Administration Building
50 Park Avenue East, Mansfield, Ohio 44902
County Recorder's Office
Richland County Recorders
Richland County Recorder, Sarah M. Davis, 50 Park Avenue East, Mansfield, Ohio 44902
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
County Library
Mansfield/Richland County Public Library
43 West Third Street, Mansfield, Ohio
Website: www.mrcpl.lib.oh.us/index.html
Other Resources
Richland County Politicians
North Central Technical College
2441 Kenwood Circle, Mansfield, Ohio 44901
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ncstatecollege.edu
Ohio State University, Mansfield Campus
Website:
www.mansfield.ohio-state.eduSurrounding Counties
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