Local events in Bluffton
8 events in the next 90 days from 2 public calendars. All local events in Bluffton
Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.
Notable people from Bluffton
Ohioans tied to this place, each with a sourced profile. All notable Ohioans
How Bluffton began
Bluffton was settled in 1831 by a mix of Swiss Mennonite, German Reformed and Irish Catholic families and was first known as Crogan's Corners, after its postmaster. When residents incorporated the community they renamed it Bluffton for the hilly ground the town sits on. The Mennonite settlers' descendants founded a college here in 1899 that grew into Bluffton University, still the village's largest institution. A farm-and-college town on Riley Creek in northwest Allen County, Bluffton today buys its drinking water from the Village of Ottawa rather than pumping its own wells.
Settled 1831, by Swiss Mennonite, German Reformed and Irish Catholic settlers.
Where the name comes from
The settlement was first called Crogan's Corners, for its postmaster. When the community incorporated, Irish residents proposed 'Shannon' for the green countryside, but another Ohio village already held that name, so the town took 'Bluffton' instead, for its hilly terrain.
Before the town
No village- or township-specific Native American site, village, or trail record was found for Bluffton itself in the sources checked. The land lay within the area closed to settlement by the Treaty of Greenville (1795) and opened by the Treaty of the Maumee Rapids (1817); the nearest documented reservations were the Shawnee's Hog Creek tract around present Lima (Shawnee Township, about 10 miles east) and the Ottawa reservation on Blanchard's Fork of the Auglaize in neighboring Putnam County (about 10 miles northwest), both ceded and their residents removed west by the early 1830s. Nothing more specific to Bluffton was located.
Nations recorded here: Shawnee, Ottawa.
Timeline
- — Swiss Mennonite, German Reformed and Irish Catholic families settle the community first known as Crogan's Corners.
- — Central Mennonite College is founded in Bluffton, on the banks of Little Riley Creek.
- — The college begins developing its campus on 10 acres donated by the family of Judge James Eaton.
- — The school becomes known as Bluffton College and Mennonite Seminary.
- — Bank robber John Dillinger and his gang steal $6,000 from the Bluffton Bank (now Citizens National Bank of Bluffton) on August 14.
- — Bluffton College earns full accreditation.
- — Bluffton College is renamed Bluffton University.
- — The village marks its 150th anniversary with a series of town-wide events.
- — Bluffton's remaining village wells are taken out of service in May and June, after ten consecutive quarters of Total Trihalomethane (TTHM) disinfection-byproduct violations in federal drinking-water records, from late 2013 to early 2016.
- — By this date Bluffton is buying its drinking water from the Village of Ottawa, whose treatment plant draws from the Blanchard River.
Stories
A Mennonite crossroads becomes a college town
Bluffton's founding families were mostly Swiss Mennonites who had made their way to northwest Ohio by way of Pennsylvania, joined by German Reformed and Irish Catholic neighbors on the same stretch of rolling ground above Riley Creek. For decades it was simply a farm-trade village with an unusual religious mix for the region. That changed in 1899 when the Mennonite community founded Central Mennonite College on land donated by a local judge's family, giving the village an institution that would outlast the name changes to come: Mennonite Seminary, then Bluffton College, then, in 2004, Bluffton University. The school anchored the town's identity in a way the crossroads store and post office never could, and it remains Bluffton's largest employer and its main reason for outside visitors today.
Dillinger's $6,000 afternoon
On August 14, 1933, the Bluffton Bank on Main Street had an unwelcome and famous visitor: John Dillinger, in the early months of the bank-robbing spree that would make him the country's most wanted man, held up the bank and left with roughly $6,000 in cash. The building still stands and still functions as a bank, now Citizens National Bank of Bluffton, and the robbery remains the single most retold event in the village's twentieth-century history — a small, ordinary Allen County bank swept up for one afternoon into national outlaw lore.
From village wells to a neighbor's river
For most of its history Bluffton supplied its own water from village wells. That changed in the mid-2010s: federal drinking-water records show ten consecutive quarters of Total Trihalomethane violations from late 2013 through early 2016 — TTHMs are disinfection byproducts that form when chlorine reacts with organic matter — and the village's remaining wells were taken out of service in May and June 2016. By the time Bluffton's 2021 consumer confidence report went out, the village was no longer treating its own groundwater at all: it was purchasing finished drinking water from the Village of Ottawa, whose plant treats surface water drawn from the Blanchard River a dozen miles to the northwest. It is a small illustration of a common pattern in small Ohio water systems — trading the cost and risk of running a treatment plant for the simpler job of buying water wholesale from a larger neighbor.
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · limaohio.com · blufftonicon.com · bluffton-ohio.com · archive.epa.gov · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · data.epa.gov · data.epa.gov
Water
Blanchard River (via intake reservoir) The water here
- Bluffton Village100% of residentsBlanchard River (via intake reservoir)
- Green Meadow MHP-hancock Co0% of residentsGroundwater wells (1 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Bluffton's boundary: 1 hospital, 1 nursing home, 1 fire or EMS station, 1 college, 3 public schools, 4 poor-rated bridges, 1 library, 3 museums, 1 police station, 3 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 1 spill case. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Hospitals (1)
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Blanchard Valley Reg. Hlth Ctr - BlufGeneral hospital · Bluffton
- What it is
- General hospital
- Address
- 139 Garau Street, Bluffton, OH 45817
- County
- Allen County
- Beds
- 25
- Ownership
- Non-profit
- Medicare overall rating
- not rated
- Emergency department (Medicare)
- Yes
- Medicare reports it as
- Bluffton Hospital
- Phone
- (419) 358-9010
- Medicare ID
- 361322
Medicare Care Compare ↗ Where HIFLD got this record ↗ HIFLD hospitals (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: HIFLD hospitals inventory via FEMA (closed hospitals it still lists left out, hospitals opened since added), with Medicare Care Compare ratings matched by name and address.
Nursing homes (1)
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Mennonite Memorial Home3 of 5 stars · Bluffton
- Address
- 410 W Elm Street, Bluffton, OH 45817
- Certified beds
- 60
- Residents on an average day
- 54
- Medicare overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 3 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 4 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 4 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (419) 358-1015
- Medicare ID
- 366144
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 (1)
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Bluffton Fire DepartmentBluffton
- Address
- 402 North Main Street, Bluffton, OH 45817
- Coordinates
- 40.89588, -83.88810
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.
Colleges (1)
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Bluffton UniversityPrivate nonprofit college · Bluffton
- What it is
- Private nonprofit college
- City
- Bluffton
- Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
- 736
- Tuition and fees, in state
- $36,298
- Graduation rate
- 50% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 210)
- IPEDS unit ID
- 201371
College Navigator (NCES) ↗ IPEDS data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES IPEDS 2024 directory, 2023-24 enrollment and tuition, graduation rates for the 2017 (four-year) and 2020 (two-year) entering classes.
Public schools (3)
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Bluffton Elementary School4.5 of 5 stars · Bluffton
- Address
- 102 S Jackson St, Bluffton, OH 45817
- School district
- Bluffton Ex Vill School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 554
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 32
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 97.1%
- Ohio building IRN
- 003020
- NCES school ID
- 390452102124
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Bluffton High School4 of 5 stars · Bluffton
- Address
- 106 W College Ave, Bluffton, OH 45817
- School district
- Bluffton Ex Vill School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 414
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 19
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 87.1%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 95.9%
- Ohio building IRN
- 003038
- NCES school ID
- 390452102125
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Bluffton Middle School4.5 of 5 stars · Bluffton
- Address
- 116 S Jackson St, Bluffton, OH 45817
- School district
- Bluffton Ex Vill School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 268
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 15
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 90.9%
- Ohio building IRN
- 127639
- NCES school ID
- 390452101366
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.
Bridges rated poor (4)
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Bluf - Bentley over Little Riley - Bentley RPoor · built 1960
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1960
- Length
- 15 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 1,404
- Coordinates
- 40.89295, -83.89999
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Bluf - Grove Rd over Little Riley - Bluf GrovPoor · built 1957
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1957
- Length
- 13 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 1,547
- Coordinates
- 40.89234, -83.90073
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Bluf - Main St over Marsh Run - Dixie HwyPoor · built 1927
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1927
- Length
- 8 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 3,640
- Coordinates
- 40.89821, -83.88543
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Bluf - Main St over Riley Creek - Dixie HwyPoor · built 1925
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1925
- Length
- 36 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 3,481
- Coordinates
- 40.89712, -83.88690
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025. "Poor" means one major part rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale; it calls for repair, not closing, unless the state posts or closes the bridge.
Public libraries (1)
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Bluffton Public LibraryCentral library · Bluffton
- Address
- 145 S. Main St., Bluffton, OH 45817
- What it is
- Central library
- Library system
- Bluffton Public Library
- Open
- 2,834 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 12,874 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 58,084
- System's loans, FY2024
- 98,374
- People the system serves
- 6,438
- Phone
- (419) 358-5016
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 (3)
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Grace Albrecht GalleryArt museum · Bluffton
- What it is
- Art museum
- City
- Bluffton
- Coordinates
- 40.90506, -83.89917
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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Lion And Lamb Peace Arts CenterArt museum · Bluffton
- What it is
- Art museum
- City
- Bluffton
- Coordinates
- 40.90506, -83.89917
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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Swiss Community Historical SocietyHistorical society · Bluffton
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Bluffton
- Coordinates
- 40.88750, -83.89637
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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Bluffton Police DepartmentBluffton
- Address
- 154 North Main Street, Bluffton, OH 45817
- Coordinates
- 40.89436, -83.89027
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.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (3)
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Sumiriko Ohio, Incorporated (0302000166)Toxics Release Inventory · Bluffton
- Address
- 320 Snider Road, Bluffton, OH 45817
- County
- Allen County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
- EPA program ID
- 45817DTRND320SN
- EPA registry ID
- 110013674755
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Tower Automotive Prods Co IncToxics Release Inventory · Bluffton
- Address
- 18717 County Rd. 15, Bluffton, OH 45817
- County
- Hancock County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45817MCNTS18717
- EPA registry ID
- 110002114097
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Triplett CorpToxics Release Inventory · Bluffton
- Address
- One Triplett Dr., Bluffton, OH 45817
- County
- Allen County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45817TRPLTONETR
- EPA registry ID
- 110002114104
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 (1)
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2024-09-27 · Bluffton
- Reported
- 2024-09-27
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Where
- Bluffton, Allen County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2409EPA0001664
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 Bluffton, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45817 Bluffton | 62% | Blanchard River (via intake reservoir) | 4.6 pCi/L average radon | Appraisal records without year built | Bluffton Exempted Village · 4.5 stars overall | 3.4% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Bluffton, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Who holds office
| Office | Name | Party | Term ends | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Richard Johnson | 419-358-2066 · website |
Roster as of 2026 edition (Directory of Officials): county board of elections.
Money issues on the ballot since 2022: 2 of 4 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | Issue: Bluffton Public Library Tax Levy | 8 | 9 | Failed (47.06% for) |
| 2025-05-06 | Issue: BLUFFTON EVSD INCOME TAX (RENEWAL) | 2 | 1 | Passed (66.67% for) |
| 2024-03-19 | Issue: 3 Bluffton EVSD Tax Levy | 8 | 9 | Failed (47.06% for) |
| 2023-05-02 | Issue: 7 Bluffton Village Gas Aggregate | 0 | 0 | Failed |
| 2022-05-03 | Issue: 1 Bluffton EVSD Income Tax | 20 | 11 | Passed (64.52% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Council | Liz Gordon-Hancock 11, 52.38%; Phillip A. Talavinia 9, 42.86%; Thomas Downey (write-in) 1, 4.76% |
| 2023-11-07 | Mayor | Richard L. Johnson 45, 100.0% |
| 2023-11-07 | Council | Joseph W. Sehlhorst (write-in) 5, 55.56%; Benjamin Stahl (write-in) 4, 44.44% |
| 2021-11-02 | Council | Jerry Cupples 13, 33.33%; Mitchell Kingsley 6, 15.38%; David R. Steiner 10, 25.64%; Phill Talavinia 10, 25.64% |
| 2019-11-05 | Mayor | Richard L. Johnson (Republican) 13, 100.0% |
| 2019-11-05 | Council | Joseph W. Sehlhorst 14, 63.64%; Benjamin Stahl 8, 36.36% |
| 2017-11-07 | Member of Council | Sean M. Burrell 391, 9.28%; Jerry Cupples (REP) 599, 14.22%; Mitchell Kingsley (DEM) 645, 15.31%; Ralph Miller 147, 3.49%; Tony Pinks 398, 9.45%; Benjamin Stahl 504, 11.97%; David R. Steiner (REP) 588, 13.96%; Phill Talavinia 549, 13.03%; Roger L. Warren 251, 5.96%; Deborah Weihrauch 140, 3.32% |
| 2015-11-03 | Member of Council | Sean M. Burrell 580, 29.77%; Richard L. Johnson (REP) 782, 40.14%; Joseph W. Sehlhorst 586, 30.08% |
| 2015-11-03 | Mayor | Judy M. Augsburger 540, 42.35%; Jerry Cupples 307, 24.08%; David R. Steiner (REP) 428, 33.57% |
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.
- Financial Audit, 2022 to 2023, released 2025-01-23
The county
Allen County: 13 ZIP codes, 26 cities, villages and townships, 110,066 people.
Nearby places
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on Bluffton, day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 0.86 in
- 2026-09-29 to 2026-10-28
- rain so far in 2026
- 34.5 in
- 1.7 in above normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 15.4 in
- a normal year brings 28.6 in
- a normal year
- 38.5 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 0.86 | — | 28 |
| September 2026 | 4.55 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 5.71 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 3.33 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 4.30 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 4.31 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 5.55 | — | 30 |
| March 2026 | 4.30 | 0.6 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 0.51 | 3.7 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.11 | 11.1 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 1.84 | 8.2 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 1.29 | 4.2 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2011 — 53.9 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1963 — 23.4 in |
| Snowiest year | 1895 — 66.8 in |
| Wettest day on record | 21 August 2007 — 4.66 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 12 January 1895 — 12.02 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 2 March 1912 — 24.95 in |
Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside Bluffton, 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.
48,878 days of records, 1893-01-01 to 2026-10-28. 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 Bluffton: 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
- 37
- those placed on the map inside Bluffton
Data centers, power and big tech here. Ohio EPA files that name a data-center company, a power plant or substation, or a large technology firm:
- OHIO POWER CITIZENS SUBSTATION (hazardous waste, latest Aug 2, 2022)
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 12 |
| Air pollution | 7 |
| Hazardous waste | 6 |
| Voluntary cleanup | 6 |
| Sewer and water-line construction | 3 |
| Public drinking water | 2 |
| Underground injection wells | 1 |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| ALL-CR176 BRIDGE RELOCATION | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| BLUFFTON WWTP | Wastewater and stormwater discharge report | |
| SUMIRIKO OHIO INC | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| BLUFFTON AIRPORT TAXILANE REHAB | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| BLUFFTON VILLAGE WATER PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| ALL-CR176 BRIDGE RELOCATION | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| BLUFFTON AIRPORT TAXILANE REHAB | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| BLUFFTON VILLAGE WATER PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| SUMIRIKO OHIO INC | Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection | |
| GROB SYSTEMS INC | Air pollution report | |
| SUMIRIKO OHIO INC | Air pollution inspection | |
| SOHIO BLUFFTON BULK 365 | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| SOHIO BLUFFTON BULK 365 | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| BLUFFTON VILLAGE WATER PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| SOHIO BLUFFTON BULK 365 | Voluntary cleanup covenant | |
| BLUFFTON WWTP | Wastewater and stormwater discharge report | |
| BLUFFTON WWTP | Wastewater and stormwater discharge director's approval | |
| BLUFFTON WWTP | Wastewater and stormwater discharge report | |
| BLUFFTON STONE COMPANY, INC. | Air pollution inspection | |
| SOHIO BLUFFTON BULK 365 | Voluntary cleanup covenant | |
| BLUFFTON WWTP | Wastewater and stormwater discharge director's approval | |
| BLUFFTON VILLAGE WATER PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| SOHIO BLUFFTON BULK 365 | Voluntary cleanup covenant | |
| SOHIO BLUFFTON BULK 365 | Voluntary cleanup covenant | |
| SUMIRIKO OHIO INC | Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection |
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 Bluffton, Ohio in?
Bluffton is a village in Allen County, Ohio, with 3,969 residents.
When was Bluffton, Ohio founded?
Bluffton was settled 1831. Founders on record: Swiss Mennonite, German Reformed and Irish Catholic settlers. Source
How did Bluffton, Ohio get its name?
The settlement was first called Crogan's Corners, for its postmaster. Source
What ZIP code is Bluffton, Ohio?
Most of Bluffton is in ZIP code 45817.
Where does Bluffton, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Bluffton (Bluffton Village): Blanchard River (via intake reservoir).
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