Local events in Archbold
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History from Archbold
People and inventions tied to this place, each with its sources. All people · All inventions
How Archbold began
Archbold was established in 1855 when the railroad reached the site in southern German Township, and grew from 373 residents in 1870 to over 4,500 today. Its name most likely honors railroad promoter John Archbald, though a rival local tradition holds it blends the names of two other railroad officials, Arch and Bald. The village is now best known as home to Sauder Village, the living-history museum founded by furniture manufacturer Erie J. Sauder, and as the site of one of Ohio's deadliest grade-crossing disasters, the January 4, 1948 collision that killed ten schoolchildren.
Platted 1855, when the railroad reached the site.
Where the name comes from
Most likely named for John Archbald, a railroad promoter, though an alternate local tradition holds the name is an amalgamation of 'Arch' and 'Bald,' the names of two other railroad officials involved in bringing the line through.
Before the town
No Native village, mound or trail specific to the ground Archbold occupies was located in the sources we checked. The village sits in German Township, inside the tract ceded at the 1807 Treaty of Detroit.
Timeline
- — Archbold is established when the railroad is extended to the site.
- — A post office opens under the name Archbold.
- — The village's population is recorded at 373 residents.
- — Erie J. Sauder, who will found Sauder Woodworking Company and later Sauder Village, is born in Archbold.
- — Erie J. Sauder, a Mennonite cabinetmaker previously employed at the Archbold Ladder Company, starts his own business making church pews and tables, the seed of Sauder Woodworking Company.
- — A tractor-drawn bobsled carrying thirteen schoolchildren across an unguarded railroad crossing is struck by a New York Central passenger train traveling roughly 80 mph; ten children are killed, the largest single loss of life in Fulton County history.
- — Erie J. Sauder establishes the Sauder Manufacturing Company alongside his existing woodworking business.
- — Erie J. Sauder dies in Archbold at age 92, after retirement having founded Sauder Village, which the Wikipedia account of his life describes as depicting 'life in nineteenth-century Ohio.'
Stories
Thirteen Children on a Bobsled
On the morning of January 4, 1948, a farmer near Archbold hitched a bobsled behind his tractor to carry thirteen schoolchildren to class, a routine winter trip on rural roads without buses. At an unguarded railroad crossing, the sled moved into the path of a New York Central passenger train running an estimated 80 miles an hour toward Chicago. The train struck the sled directly. Ten of the thirteen children died and the other three were injured; investigators concluded the disaster came down to a failure of judgment at the crossing rather than any mechanical fault. It remains, in the documented record, the single largest loss of life in Fulton County's history, and it stands as a stark reminder of how ordinary a rural school commute could turn fatal in the era before crossing gates and school buses became standard on township roads.
A Cabinetmaker's Retirement Project
Erie J. Sauder never finished more than an eighth-grade education, but the Mennonite cabinetmaker from Archbold built one of the country's largest ready-to-assemble furniture businesses after leaving his job at the local Archbold Ladder Company to start his own shop in 1934, at first turning out church pews and plain tables. The company he founded, and the sister Sauder Manufacturing Company he added in 1954, together employed more than 3,200 people by the time of his death in 1997. What he chose to do with his retirement says as much about the man as the furniture empire: rather than simply stepping back, Sauder started Sauder Village, a living-history museum in his hometown built to depict nineteenth-century Ohio life for visitors who would otherwise have no way to see it. The museum he founded on retiring from the company he founded working has outlived him by decades, and today draws visitors to the same village where he was born in 1904 and died in 1997.
Photographs
Photo: Miami University Libraries Digital Collections (Bowden Postcard Collection), no known copyright restrictions · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org
Water
Tiffin River, stored in two above-ground reservoirs at the plant. The water here
- Archbold Village100% of residentsTiffin River (plus Brush Creek), stored in two reservoirs
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Archbold's boundary: 1 nursing home, 2 fire and EMS stations, 1 power plant, 2 high-hazard dams, 3 public schools, 1 library, 2 museums, 1 police station, 1 public charging site, 13 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 11 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Nursing homes (1)
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Fairlawn Haven5 of 5 stars · Archbold
- Address
- 407 E Lutz Rd, Archbold, OH 43502
- Certified beds
- 99
- Residents on an average day
- 93
- Medicare overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 4 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 2 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 5 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (419) 445-3075
- Medicare ID
- 366290
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5.
Fire and EMS stations (2)
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Archbold - German Township Fire Department Station 1Archbold
- Address
- 103 West Mechanic Street, Archbold, OH 43502
- Coordinates
- 41.52026, -84.30725
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Archbold - German Township Fire Department Station 2Archbold
- Address
- 104 Franklin Street, Archbold, OH 43502
- Coordinates
- 41.52079, -84.30823
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.
Power plants (1)
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Sauder Power PlantBiomass · 7 MW
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Main source
- Biomass
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Operator
- Sauder Woodworking Co
- Sector
- IPP CHP
- Where
- Archbold, Fulton County
Source: EIA-860 power plant inventory via HIFLD (February 2025), with plant codes, units and years from EIA-860 2025.
High-hazard dams (2)
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Archbold Upground Reservoir No. 1 PoorBrush Creek - Offstream · condition: poor
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Poor (assessed 04/04/2024)
- River or stream
- Brush Creek - Offstream
- Purpose
- Water Supply;Recreation
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 15 ft
- Storage
- 313 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1957
- Owner type
- Local Government
- County
- Fulton County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Archbold
- Last inspection
- 06/20/2023
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH00791
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Archbold Upground Reservoir No. 2 PoorBrush Creek - Offstream · condition: poor
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Poor (assessed 04/04/2024)
- River or stream
- Brush Creek - Offstream
- Purpose
- Water Supply;Recreation
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 22 ft
- Storage
- 777 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1961
- Owner type
- Local Government
- County
- Fulton County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Archbold
- Last inspection
- 06/20/2023
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH00792
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, August 2026. "High hazard" rates what a failure would cost downstream, not how likely one is; the condition is the state's assessment.
Public schools (3)
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Archbold Elementary School4.5 of 5 stars · Archbold
- Address
- 500 Lafayette St, Archbold, OH 43502
- School district
- Archbold-Area Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 427
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 28
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 92.2%
- Ohio building IRN
- 000927
- NCES school ID
- 390470402756
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Archbold High School4 of 5 stars · Archbold
- Address
- 600 Lafayette St, Archbold, OH 43502
- School district
- Archbold-Area Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 341
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 20.25
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 87.8%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 92.6%
- Ohio building IRN
- 000935
- NCES school ID
- 390470402757
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Archbold Middle School3.5 of 5 stars · Archbold
- Address
- 306 Stryker St, Archbold, OH 43502
- School district
- Archbold-Area Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 361
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 20.07
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 84.8%
- Ohio building IRN
- 031690
- NCES school ID
- 390470402759
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.
Public libraries (1)
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Archbold Community LibraryCentral library · Archbold
- Address
- 205 Stryker St., Archbold, OH 43502
- What it is
- Central library
- Library system
- Archbold Community Library
- Open
- 2,678 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 11,639 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 46,540
- System's loans, FY2024
- 88,930
- People the system serves
- 7,350
- Phone
- (419) 446-2783
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (2)
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Oberhaus EnterpriseMuseum · Archbold
- What it is
- Museum
- City
- Archbold
- Coordinates
- 41.50572, -84.30649
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
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Sauder Museum Farm And Craft VillageMuseum · Archbold
- What it is
- Museum
- City
- Archbold
- Coordinates
- 41.54330, -84.29507
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.
Police stations (1)
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Archbold Police DepartmentArchbold
- Address
- 405 East Lutz Road, Archbold, OH 43502
- Coordinates
- 41.52845, -84.30204
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.
Public EV charging (1)
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Terry Henricks Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM1 Level 2 · Archbold
- Address
- 1935 S Defiance St, Archbold, OH 43502
- Ports
- 1 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- Non-Networked
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Price
- $20 per session
- Phone
- 419-500-4722
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list (May 2026), public and open stations, the posts at one address counted as one site.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (13)
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Archbold Container CorpToxics Release Inventory · Archbold
- Address
- 800 W Barre Rd, Archbold, OH 43502
- County
- Fulton County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43502RCHBL8WBAR
- EPA registry ID
- 110006198391
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Bil-Jax IncToxics Release Inventory · Archbold
- Address
- 125 Taylor Pky., Archbold, OH 43502
- County
- Fulton County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43502BLJXN125TA
- EPA registry ID
- 110000383371
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Bil-Jax IncToxics Release Inventory · Archbold
- Address
- 595 E Lugbill Rd, Archbold, OH 43502
- County
- Fulton County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43502BLJXN595EL
- EPA registry ID
- 110000748629
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Conagra BrandsToxics Release Inventory · Archbold
- Address
- 901 Stryker Street, Archbold, OH 43502
- County
- Fulton County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43502LCHYF901ST
- EPA registry ID
- 110009423702
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Frozen Specialties, Inc.Toxics Release Inventory · Archbold
- Address
- 720 Barre Road, Archbold, OH 43502
- County
- Fulton County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43502FRZNS720BA
- EPA registry ID
- 110002055365
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fypon, LtdToxics Release Inventory · Archbold
- Address
- 960 West Barre Road, Archbold, OH 43502
- County
- Fulton County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43502STYLM960WB
- EPA registry ID
- 110000383406
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Hose and Tubing Products IncToxics Release Inventory · Archbold
- Address
- 2120 South Defiance Street, Archbold, OH 43502
- County
- Fulton County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43502HNDYHSTATE
- EPA registry ID
- 110000814922
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sanoh America Archbold FacilityToxics Release Inventory · Archbold
- Address
- 701 E Lugbill Rd, Archbold, OH 43502
- County
- Fulton County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43502TTHGBLUGBI
- EPA registry ID
- 110042065957
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sauder Mfg CoToxics Release Inventory · Archbold
- Address
- 600 Middle Street, Archbold, OH 43502
- County
- Fulton County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43502SDRMN600MI
- EPA registry ID
- 110002455487
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sauder Woodworking (0326000203)Toxics Release Inventory · Archbold
- Address
- 502 Middle Street, Archbold, OH 43502
- County
- Fulton County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
- EPA program ID
- 43502SDRWD502MI
- EPA registry ID
- 110000383399
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Scott Port-A-Fold IncToxics Release Inventory · Archbold
- Address
- 100 Taylor Pky., Archbold, OH 43502
- County
- Fulton County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43502SCTTP100TA
- EPA registry ID
- 110000383380
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Style-Mark IncToxics Release Inventory · Archbold
- Address
- 319 North St., Archbold, OH 43502
- County
- Fulton County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43502STYLM319NO
- EPA registry ID
- 110002109619
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Style-Mark IncToxics Release Inventory · Archbold
- Address
- 215 E. Lugbill Rd., Archbold, OH 43502
- County
- Fulton County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43502STYLM215EL
- EPA registry ID
- 110002109600
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.
Spills reported since 2021 (11)
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Waste Water2024-12-04 · Archbold
- Reported
- 2024-12-04
- What spilled
- Waste Water
- Largest amount reported
- 3,000 gallons
- Where
- Archbold, Fulton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2412EPA0001969
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2024-06-28 · Archbold
- Reported
- 2024-06-28
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 40 gallons
- Where
- Archbold, Fulton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2406EPA0001087
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2023-05-05 · Archbold
- Reported
- 2023-05-05
- What spilled
- Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
- Largest amount reported
- 416 gallons
- Where
- Archbold, Fulton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2305EPA0000727
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sewage Sludge / Biosolids Reached water2023-04-10 · Archbold
- Reported
- 2023-04-10
- What spilled
- Sewage Sludge / Biosolids
- Largest amount reported
- 5,000 gallons
- Reached a waterway
- 26 - Brush Creek
- Where
- Archbold, Fulton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2304EPA0000543
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Reported spill2022-09-29 · Archbold
- Reported
- 2022-09-29
- Where
- Archbold, Fulton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2209EPA0001489
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Transformer Non Pcb2022-06-21 · Archbold
- Reported
- 2022-06-21
- What spilled
- Oil Transformer Non Pcb
- Largest amount reported
- 45 gallons
- Where
- Archbold, Fulton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2206EPA0000939
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Ammonia (Nh3)2022-05-14 · Archbold
- Reported
- 2022-05-14
- What spilled
- Ammonia (Nh3)
- Where
- Archbold, Fulton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2205EPA0000701
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Unknown2021-07-11 · Archbold
- Reported
- 2021-07-11
- What spilled
- Material Unknown
- Where
- Archbold, Fulton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2107EPA0001031
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2021-06-24 · Archbold
- Reported
- 2021-06-24
- What spilled
- Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
- Where
- Archbold, Fulton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2106EPA0000920
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Transformer Non Pcb2026-04-22 · Archbold
- Reported
- 2026-04-22
- What spilled
- Oil Transformer Non Pcb
- Largest amount reported
- 60 gallons
- Where
- Archbold, Fulton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2604EPA0000678
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Transformer Non Pcb2026-03-13 · Archbold
- Reported
- 2026-03-13
- What spilled
- Oil Transformer Non Pcb
- Largest amount reported
- 50 gallons
- Where
- Archbold, Fulton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2603EPA0000364
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Archbold, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
| ZIP | Share | Water | Radon | Home value | Schools | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43502 Archbold | 64% | Tiffin River, stored in two above-ground reservoirs at the plant. | 5.1 pCi/L average radon | Appraisal records without year built | Archbold-Area Local · 4 stars overall | 1.6% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Archbold, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Money issues on the ballot since 2015: 5 of 5 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Issue: Local Liquor Option - Sunday Sales - DBA Casey's General - Archbold Three | 145 | 156 | Failed (48.17% for) |
| 2021-11-02 | Issue: Archbold 3.3 Mills Renewal Current Expenses (3.3 mills, renewal) | 366 | 129 | Passed (73.94% for) |
| 2021-11-02 | Issue: Archbold Sunoco - Local Option Sunday Sales | 128 | 56 | Passed (69.57% for) |
| 2021-05-04 | Issue: Archbold LSD 4.13 Mills Renewal Emergency Requirements (4.13 mills, renewal) | 292 | 53 | Passed (84.64% for) |
| 2017-11-07 | Issue: Archbold Library-1.2 Mills Addt COE (1.2 mills, additional) | 1,292 | 426 | Passed (75.2% for) |
| 2016-03-15 | Issue: Archbold LSD 4.98 mill Ren Emerg Reqs (4.98 mills) | 1,440 | 542 | Passed (72.65% for) |
| 2015-11-03 | Issue: Archbold Vill-3.3 Mill COE Repl (3.3 mills) | 851 | 513 | Passed (62.39% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Member of Council | Chad W. Kern 603, 24.07%; Gary Dominique 583, 23.27%; Michael Evans 554, 22.12%; Bryan A. Pietras 295, 11.78%; Con Wyse 271, 10.82%; Brannon Wurster 199, 7.94% |
| 2023-11-07 | Member of Council | Karla C. Ball 1,231, 34.08%; Aaron Babcock 1,219, 33.75%; Kevin D. Eicher 1,162, 32.17% |
| 2023-11-07 | Mayor | Bradley Grime 1,510, 100.0% |
| 2021-11-02 | Member of Council | Bradley Short 390, 34.42%; Chad W. Kern 380, 33.54%; Vaughn Bentz 363, 32.04% |
| 2019-11-05 | Member of Council | Karla C. Ball 924, 28.84%; Kevin D. Eicher 694, 21.66%; Kevin L. Morton 685, 21.38%; Monica M. Miller 677, 21.13%; Michael Dijak 224, 6.99% |
| 2019-11-05 | Member of Council | Jeremy M. Hurst 1,234, 100.0% |
| 2019-11-05 | Mayor | Brad Grime 773, 64.63%; Jeffrey D. Fryman 423, 35.37% |
| 2017-11-07 | Member of Council | Bradley A. Short 837, 26.61%; Vaughn Bentz 658, 20.92%; Drew Ginn 579, 18.41%; A. J. Schroeder 557, 17.71%; Stacey J. Heckel 514, 16.34% |
| 2017-11-07 | Member of Council | Write-in 1,088, 27.19%; Phil Nofziger 1,012, 25.29%; Roel Galvan 995, 24.87%; Karen E. Beck 906, 22.64% |
| 2015-11-03 | Member of Council | Kevin L. Morton 931, 27.47%; Brian J. Huffman 905, 26.7%; Kevin D. Eicher 848, 25.02%; Lisa A. Bumb 705, 20.8% |
| 2015-11-03 | Member of Council | John L. Downey 1,416, 74.49%; Write-in 485, 25.51% |
| 2015-11-03 | Mayor | Jeff Fryman 1,207, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- OP&F Examination, 2024, released 2026-04-09
- Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-10-14
The county
Fulton County: 8 ZIP codes, 21 cities, villages and townships, 47,557 people.
Nearby places
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on Archbold, day by day, from 1891 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 2.25 in
- 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
- rain so far in 2026
- 34.6 in
- 3.6 in above normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 15.2 in
- a normal year brings 29.3 in
- a normal year
- 36.3 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 2.25 | — | 29 |
| September 2026 | 3.76 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 5.92 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 2.54 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 3.13 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 1.84 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 8.75 | — | 30 |
| March 2026 | 4.62 | 0.1 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 0.66 | 3.4 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.09 | 11.8 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 1.76 | 6.8 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 1.99 | 7.9 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2011 — 52.9 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1963 — 22.6 in |
| Snowiest year | 2014 — 68.2 in |
| Wettest day on record | 13 September 1892 — 4.79 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 2 February 2015 — 10.54 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 12 January 1918 — 22.01 in |
Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside Archbold, so every figure here is worked out from the gauges around it - the nearest ones weighted most. Treat them as close estimates rather than readings.
49,307 days of records, 1891-10-01 to 2026-10-29. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.
Environmental permits and filings
What Ohio EPA has on file for Archbold: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.
- facilities and sites on file
- 35
- those placed on the map inside Archbold
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 14 |
| Air pollution | 12 |
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 5 |
| Contaminated-site cleanup | 1 |
| Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Facilities | 1 |
| Public drinking water | 1 |
| Sewer and water-line construction | 1 |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| ARCHBOLD FURNITURE CO | Air pollution permit | |
| E LUTZ RD - AG RUNOFF TREATMENT SYS | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| SAUDER WOODWORKING CO | Air pollution permit | |
| ARCHBOLD VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| DELETE-ARCHBOLD VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| ARCHBOLD VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| ARCHBOLD VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| SAUDER WOODWORKING CO | Air pollution permit | |
| BIL-JAX INC | Air pollution report | |
| ARCHBOLD VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| ARCHBOLD VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| PEACEFIELD SUBDIVISION PHASE I | Sewer and water-line construction permit | |
| ARCHBOLD REFUSE SERVICE SOLID WASTE TRANSFER FACILITY | Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Facilities report | |
| AMERICAN COLLOID COMPANY | Air pollution report | |
| GERALD GRAIN CENTER INC | Air pollution report | |
| SAUDER WOODWORKING CO | Air pollution permit | |
| ARCHBOLD REFUSE SERVICE SOLID WASTE TRANSFER FACILITY | Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Facilities inspection | |
| ARCHBOLD VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| PEACEFIELD SUBDIVISION PHASE I | Sewer and water-line construction permit | |
| ARCHBOLD VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| ARCHBOLD VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| ARCHBOLD VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| SANOH AMERICA INC | Air pollution inspection | |
| ARCHBOLD VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| PEACE MENNONITE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit |
Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.
Quick answers
What county is Archbold, Ohio in?
Archbold is a village in Fulton County, Ohio, with 4,528 residents.
When was Archbold, Ohio founded?
Archbold was laid out 1855, when the railroad reached the site. Source
How did Archbold, Ohio get its name?
Most likely named for John Archbald, a railroad promoter, though an alternate local tradition holds the name is an amalgamation of 'Arch' and 'Bald,' the names of two other railroad officials involved in bringing the line through. Source
What ZIP code is Archbold, Ohio?
Most of Archbold is in ZIP code 43502.
Where does Archbold, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Archbold (Archbold Village): Tiffin River, stored in two above-ground reservoirs at the plant.
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