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Bucyrus

City · Crawford County · 11,687 residents · 2.25% municipal income tax

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Local events in Bucyrus

13 events in the next 90 days from 2 public calendars. All local events in Bucyrus

  1. Daylight Saving Time ends

    All day · From Bucyrus City School District

  2. Scholastic Book Fair @ BES

    Nov 2 to 5 · From Bucyrus City School District

  3. Parent /Teacher Conferences 4:30pm-7:30pm

    All day · From Bucyrus City School District

Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.

History from Bucyrus

People and inventions tied to this place, each with its sources. All people · All inventions

How Bucyrus began

Bucyrus was founded in 1821-1822 when Colonel James Kilbourne, who had earlier founded Worthington, platted a town on land Samuel Norton had settled with a party of eighteen along the Sandusky River since October 1819. It became the seat of Crawford County (created 1820) in 1830 and grew as a railroad and manufacturing town, home to the Bucyrus Foundry (later Bucyrus-Erie, a major steam shovel and excavator maker before it relocated to Wisconsin in 1893) and later the Swan Rubber Company, once the city's largest employer. The origin of the name is disputed even locally: Kilbourne is said to have wanted a name unlike any other place on earth, and stories point either to 'beautiful Cyrus' (after the Persian king, with 'bu' for beautiful) or to Busiris, an ancient Egyptian city. Today Bucyrus markets itself as the 'Bratwurst Capital of America.'

Settled 1819, platted 1821-1822, incorporated 1830 (county seat), by Samuel Norton (settler) and Col. James Kilbourne (platted the town).

Where the name comes from

Kilbourne reportedly wanted 'a name for this town different from that of any place inhabited by man since the world was created.' One tradition holds he combined 'bu' (for beautiful) with Cyrus, the Persian general/king, for 'beautiful Cyrus.' Another traces it to Busiris, an ancient Egyptian city, adapted to a name Kilbourne found phonetically pleasing. No single account is confirmed.

Before the town

The land that became Bucyrus lay just east of the Wyandot reservation centered on Upper Sandusky, and the wider area was Wyandot and Delaware (Lenape) territory before white settlement following the War of 1812. The defining Native-American event tied to this ground is not in Bucyrus itself but a day's ride northwest: in 1782 an American militia force under Col. William Crawford (for whom the county is named) marched up from the Ohio Valley to attack Wyandot and allied towns along the upper Sandusky River. The expedition was routed on the Sandusky Plains, and Crawford, separated from his retreating men, was captured and on June 11, 1782 was tortured and burned at the stake on the banks of the Tymochtee Creek in what is now Wyandot County, in retaliation for the American militia's massacre of unarmed Christian Lenape at Gnadenhutten earlier that year. No village, mound, or trail specific to the Bucyrus town site itself is documented in the sources checked; for prehistoric-culture sites and treaty cessions covering the county generally.

Nations recorded here: Wyandot, Lenape (Delaware).

  • Col. Crawford Burn Site (other) — Tymochtee Creek, near Carey, Wyandot County (roughly 15-20 miles north of Bucyrus, not within city limits), 1782 (en.wikipedia.org)

Timeline

  1. — Samuel Norton and a party of eighteen, including his wife Mary and six children, arrive from Pennsylvania in October and settle along the Sandusky River on the future town site.
  2. — Crawford County is created by the Ohio legislature on February 20, named for Col. William Crawford.
  3. — Col. James Kilbourne and Samuel Norton lay out and plat the town of Bucyrus.
  4. — Bucyrus becomes the seat of Crawford County.
  5. — The Bucyrus Foundry and Manufacturing Company is established, later growing into Bucyrus-Erie, a major maker of steam shovels and excavators.
  6. — The Bucyrus Foundry relocates its main operations to South Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
  7. — John M. and George A. Dostal found the Dostal Brothers Brewery in Bucyrus.
  8. — A record flood on the Sandusky River, part of Ohio's Great Flood of 1913, inundates streets in Bucyrus; a surviving photograph shows a flooded street with horses and carriages downtown.

Stories

A name unlike any other place on earth

When Col. James Kilbourne laid out the new town on Samuel Norton's land in 1821, local tradition says he insisted on a name that had never belonged to any other place inhabited by man. He is said to have settled on a compound of 'bu,' for beautiful, and Cyrus, the Persian general and king he admired, giving 'beautiful Cyrus.' A rival account holds he adapted it from Busiris, an ancient Egyptian city, simply because he liked the sound. Neither story is confirmed by a document in Kilbourne's own hand, and Bucyrus remains one of the few towns in Ohio, or the country, that shares its name with nowhere else.

From a wigwam on the Sandusky to a county seat

In October 1819, Samuel Norton arrived from Pennsylvania with eighteen people: his wife Mary, six children, his wife's brother Albigence Bucklin and his family, and a guide named Seth Holmes. Finding no cabin ready, the party sheltered in a wigwam before building log cabins along the Sandusky River before winter. Norton eventually bought 400 acres, the ground the center of Bucyrus still stands on. Two years later he and Kilbourne platted the town together, and by 1830, with Crawford County only a decade old, Bucyrus had been named the county seat.

The 1913 flood

In late March 1913, days of heavy rain across Ohio produced what is still ranked the state's worst natural disaster, with the Sandusky River basin among the hardest hit in the northwest. At Bucyrus the river reached a flood stage of about 14.5 feet, well above normal, sending water into downtown streets. A surviving real-photo postcard shows horses, carriages and onlookers wading a flooded street, one of the only images that documents the event in the city itself; downstream at Tiffin the same flood destroyed every bridge in town.

Photographs

Flooded street in Bucyrus, Ohio, with horses, carriages, and people during the Great Flood of 1913.
Flooded street in Bucyrus, Ohio, with horses, carriages, and people during the Great Flood of 1913. (1913)
Photo: Real-photo postcard, publisher unknown, public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · bucyrushistoricalsociety.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · waterdata.usgs.gov · commons.wikimedia.org

Historic places

9 places in Bucyrus on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.

  1. Beer, Judge Thomas, HouseBuilding · Bucyrus · listed 1980
    Address
    306 W. Southern Ave.
    Where
    Bucyrus, Crawford County · ZIP 44820
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80002968
    Coordinates
    40.79757, -82.97779

    National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map

  2. Blair, Herbert S., HouseBuilding · Bucyrus · listed 1980
    Address
    212 S. Lane St.
    Where
    Bucyrus, Crawford County · ZIP 44820
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80002969
    Coordinates
    40.80714, -82.97108

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  3. Bucyrus MausoleumBuilding · Bucyrus · listed 1980
    Address
    Southern Ave.
    Where
    Bucyrus, Crawford County · ZIP 44820
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80002970
    Coordinates
    40.79716, -82.98560

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  4. Chesney, Dr. John, HouseBuilding · Bucyrus · listed 1980
    Address
    225 E. Mansfield St.
    Where
    Bucyrus, Crawford County · ZIP 44820
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80002971
    Coordinates
    40.80867, -82.97160

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  5. Harris, Stephen R., HouseBuilding · Bucyrus · listed 1980
    Address
    548 East St.
    Where
    Bucyrus, Crawford County · ZIP 44820
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80002972
    Coordinates
    40.80534, -82.97102

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  6. McGraw HouseBuilding · Bucyrus · listed 1975
    Address
    116 S. Walnut St.
    Where
    Bucyrus, Crawford County · ZIP 44820
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1975
    NRIS reference number
    75001349
    Coordinates
    40.80827, -82.97384

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  7. Picking, D., And CompanyBuilding · Bucyrus · listed 1974
    Address
    119 S. Walnut St.
    Where
    Bucyrus, Crawford County · ZIP 44820
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1974
    NRIS reference number
    74001425
    Coordinates
    40.80592, -82.97412

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  8. Scroggs HouseBuilding · Bucyrus · listed 1974
    Address
    202 S. Walnut St.
    Where
    Bucyrus, Crawford County · ZIP 44820
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1974
    NRIS reference number
    74001426
    Coordinates
    40.80746, -82.97381

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  9. Toledo and Ohio Central DepotBuilding · Bucyrus · listed 1980
    Address
    700 E. Rensselaer St.
    Where
    Bucyrus, Crawford County · ZIP 44820
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80002974
    Coordinates
    40.80793, -82.96707

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Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.

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Water

Sandusky River (via Outhwaite & Riley up-ground reservoirs) The water here

  • Bucyrus City100% of residentsSandusky River (via Outhwaite & Riley up-ground reservoirs)

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Bucyrus's boundary: 1 hospital, 2 health centers, 1 dialysis center, 2 nursing homes, 1 fire or EMS station, 3 public schools, 1 poor-rated bridge, 1 library, 2 museums, 2 police stations, 2 public charging sites, 1 Superfund site, 12 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 8 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Hospitals (1)

  1. Bucyrus Community HospitalCritical access hospital · Bucyrus
    What it is
    Critical access hospital
    Address
    629 North Sandusky Avenue, Bucyrus, OH 44820
    County
    Crawford County
    Beds
    25
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    not rated
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Phone
    (419) 562-4677
    Medicare ID
    361316

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ Hospital's website ↗ 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.

Community health centers (2)

  1. Bucyrus Health and Wellness CenterHealth center · Bucyrus
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Bucyrus
    Coordinates
    40.81629, -82.93984

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  2. Community Counseling and Wellness Centers-BucyrusHealth center · Bucyrus
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Bucyrus
    Coordinates
    40.81629, -82.93984

    Find a Health Center (HRSA) ↗ HRSA data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: HRSA health center service delivery sites, active, September 2026 (school-based sites left out). Health centers see patients whether or not they have insurance, with fees on a sliding scale.

Dialysis centers (1)

  1. Fmc - Crawford County Kidney CenterDialysis · Bucyrus
    Address
    701 Tiffin Street, Bucyrus, OH 44820
    Dialysis stations
    12
    Medicare star rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    Fresenius Medical Care
    Medicare certified since
    1997-06-04
    Phone
    (419) 562-3000
    Medicare ID
    362583

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS dialysis facility list (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: CMS dialysis facility list, September 2026, geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (an address it could not place sits at its ZIP center).

Nursing homes (2)

  1. Altercare of Bucyrus Center Fo4 of 5 stars · Bucyrus
    Address
    1929 Whetstone Street, Bucyrus, OH 44820
    Certified beds
    80
    Residents on an average day
    66
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    3 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    2 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    1 fine totalling $26,685 (latest 2026-01-07)
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    ALTERCARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 562-7644
    Medicare ID
    365625

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Unger Park Post Acute2 of 5 stars · Bucyrus
    Address
    1170 W Mansfield Street, Bucyrus, OH 44820
    Certified beds
    86
    Residents on an average day
    66
    Medicare overall rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    2 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    2 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    3 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    PACS GROUP
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 562-9907
    Medicare ID
    365619

    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)

  1. Bucyrus Fire DepartmentBucyrus
    Address
    223 East Mansfield Street, Bucyrus, OH 44820
    Coordinates
    40.80851, -82.97317

    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.

Public schools (3)

  1. Bucyrus Elementary School2 of 5 stars · Bucyrus
    Address
    245 Woodlawn Ave, Bucyrus, OH 44820
    School district
    Bucyrus City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    552
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    37
    Report card, 2025-26
    2 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    65%
    Ohio building IRN
    011732
    NCES school ID
    390436805533

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Bucyrus Middle School4 of 5 stars · Bucyrus
    Address
    455 Redman Way, Bucyrus, OH 44820
    School district
    Bucyrus City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    253
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    15
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    65.8%
    Ohio building IRN
    019255
    NCES school ID
    390436806031

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Bucyrus Secondary School3.5 of 5 stars · Bucyrus
    Address
    900 W Perry St, Bucyrus, OH 44820
    School district
    Bucyrus City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    276
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    20
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    65.5%
    Four-year graduation rate
    100%
    Ohio building IRN
    004184
    NCES school ID
    390436800216

    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 (1)

  1. N Poplar Street over Sandusky RiverPoor · built 1976
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1976
    Length
    36 ft
    Owner
    City
    Vehicles a day
    2,346
    Coordinates
    40.81185, -82.97793

    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)

  1. Bucyrus Public LibraryCentral library · Bucyrus
    Address
    200 E. Mansfield, Bucyrus, OH 44820
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Bucyrus Public Library
    Open
    2,964 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    28,000 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    64,688
    System's loans, FY2024
    51,240
    People the system serves
    18,451
    Phone
    (419) 562-7327

    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)

  1. Bucyrus Historical SocietyHistorical society · Bucyrus
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Bucyrus
    Coordinates
    40.80660, -82.97404

    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.

  2. Crawford Antique Farm Machinery AssociationHistorical society · Bucyrus
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Bucyrus
    Coordinates
    40.79160, -82.94842

    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 (2)

  1. Bucyrus Police DepartmentBucyrus
    Address
    500 South Sandusky Avenue, Bucyrus, OH 44820
    Coordinates
    40.80425, -82.97513

    USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Crawford County Sheriff's OfficeBucyrus
    Address
    3613 Stetzer Road, Bucyrus, OH 44820
    Coordinates
    40.81474, -82.93905

    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 (2)

  1. AVITABUCYRUS BCH 12 Level 2 · Bucyrus
    Address
    300 Hill St, Bucyrus, OH 44820
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

    Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. BUCYRUS BUCYRUS-MAIN DC fast1 DC fast · Bucyrus
    Address
    117 Washington Square, Bucyrus, OH 44820
    Ports
    1 DC fast
    Plugs
    CCS, CHAdeMO
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

    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.

Superfund sites (1)

  1. Amerace Corp Swan Hose DivisionSuperfund program · Bucyrus
    Address
    Beal Avenue, Bucyrus, OH 44820
    County
    Crawford County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OHD064106628
    EPA registry ID
    110071819744

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Superfund (SEMS) and National Priorities List sites. Many program sites were assessed and needed no cleanup.

Facilities reporting toxic releases (12)

  1. B Schoenberg & Co Inc- Ohio Polytech - Bucyrus FacilityToxics Release Inventory · Bucyrus
    Address
    201 E Beal Ave, Bucyrus, OH 44820
    County
    Crawford County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44820HRVRDBEALA
    EPA registry ID
    110000391488

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Bucyrus BladesToxics Release Inventory · Bucyrus
    Address
    1460 Auto Ave, Bucyrus, OH 44820
    County
    Crawford County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44820PPRCL1460A
    EPA registry ID
    110000849887

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Bucyrus Blades IncToxics Release Inventory · Bucyrus
    Address
    260 E. Beal Ave., Bucyrus, OH 44820
    County
    Crawford County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44820BCYRS260EB
    EPA registry ID
    110000391433

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. Bucyrus Railcar Repair (0317010035)Toxics Release Inventory · Bucyrus
    Address
    820 Hopley Ave, Bucyrus, OH 44820
    County
    Crawford County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (***unchanged***)
    EPA program ID
    4482WBCYRS82HPL
    EPA registry ID
    110001629649

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  5. Checkmate Boats Inc. Plant 2Toxics Release Inventory · Bucyrus
    Address
    1000 N. Sandusky Ave., Bucyrus, OH 44820
    County
    Crawford County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44820CHCKM1000N
    EPA registry ID
    110000391451

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  6. Checkmate Marine Power Inc. (0317010112)Toxics Release Inventory · Bucyrus
    Address
    3691 State Route 4 North, Bucyrus, OH 44820
    County
    Crawford County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44820CHCKM3691S
    EPA registry ID
    110000391460

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  7. General Electric - Bucyrus Lamp PlantToxics Release Inventory · Bucyrus
    Address
    1250 South Walnut Street, Bucyrus, OH 44820
    County
    Crawford County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    4482WGNRLL125SU
    EPA registry ID
    110046297351

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  8. Mennel Milling Company of BucyrusToxics Release Inventory · Bucyrus
    Address
    970 Nevada Road, Bucyrus, OH 44820
    County
    Crawford County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44820MNNLM97NEV
    EPA registry ID
    110025332968

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  9. Ohio Locomotive Crane Co IncToxics Release Inventory · Bucyrus
    Address
    811 Hopley Ave., Bucyrus, OH 44820
    County
    Crawford County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44820HLCMT811HO
    EPA registry ID
    110002112384

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  10. Ryder Heil Bronze IncToxics Release Inventory · Bucyrus
    Address
    126 E. Irving St., Bucyrus, OH 44820
    County
    Crawford County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
    EPA program ID
    44820RYDRH126EI
    EPA registry ID
    110000391497

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  11. Savant Technologies Llc - Bucyrus Lamp Plant (0317010010)Toxics Release Inventory · Bucyrus
    Address
    1250 South Walnut St, Bucyrus, OH 44820
    County
    Crawford County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44820GNRLL1250S
    EPA registry ID
    110000391479

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  12. Viasystems EmsToxics Release Inventory · Bucyrus
    Address
    1695 E. Mansfield, Bucyrus, OH 44820
    County
    Crawford County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44820VSYST1695E
    EPA registry ID
    110013287479

    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 (8)

  1. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-12-12 · Bucyrus
    Reported
    2025-12-12
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    140 gallons
    Where
    Bucyrus, Crawford County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2512EPA0001992

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Sewage Human Reached water2024-02-07 · Null
    Reported
    2024-02-07
    What spilled
    Sewage Human
    Reached a waterway
    17 - Sandusky River
    Where
    Null, Crawford County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2402EPA0000202

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon2023-12-22 · Bucyrus
    Reported
    2023-12-22
    What spilled
    Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
    Where
    Bucyrus, Crawford County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2312EPA0002082

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. Asphalt / Bitumen2021-10-18 · Holmes Twp
    Reported
    2021-10-18
    What spilled
    Asphalt / Bitumen
    Where
    Holmes Twp, Crawford County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2110EPA0001636

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  5. Sewage Human Reached water2021-05-15 · Bucyrus
    Reported
    2021-05-15
    What spilled
    Sewage Human
    Largest amount reported
    14,000 gallons
    Reached a waterway
    17 - Sandusky River
    Where
    Bucyrus, Crawford County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2105EPA0000679

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  6. Water (H20)2026-07-07 · Bucyrus
    Reported
    2026-07-07
    What spilled
    Water (H20)
    Where
    Bucyrus, Harrison County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2607EPA0001229

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  7. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2026-04-28 · Bucyrus
    Reported
    2026-04-28
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    50 gallons
    Where
    Bucyrus, Crawford County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2604EPA0000712

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  8. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2026-02-19 · Bucyrus
    Reported
    2026-02-19
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    30 gallons
    Where
    Bucyrus, Crawford County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2602EPA0000208

    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 Bucyrus, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.

ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
44820 Bucyrus 68% Sandusky River (via Outhwaite & Riley up-ground reservoirs) 3.9 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1960 Bucyrus City · 3.5 stars overall 2.4% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Local government

Who holds office in Bucyrus, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.

Money issues on the ballot since 2023: 2 of 3 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2025-11-04 Issue 1: BUCYRUS CITY INCOME TAX 822925Failed (47.05% for)
2025-11-04 Issue 2: BUCYRUS 1A LOCAL OPTION 9040Passed (69.23% for)
2025-11-04 Issue 3: BUCYRUS 1A LOCAL OPTION 9437Passed (71.76% for)
2025-05-06 Issue 3: Bucyrus City Income Tax 727529Passed (57.88% for)
2024-11-05 Issue 2: CITY OF BUCYRUS 2,2372,616Failed (46.1% for), unofficial
2024-11-05 Issue 3: BUCYRUS 4B 389153Passed (71.77% for), unofficial
2023-05-02 Issue 6: Bucyrus City Income Tax 1,022508Passed (66.8% for)
2022-05-03 Issue 3: Bucyrus 1A 8344Passed (65.35% for)
2021-11-02 Issue 1: BUCYRUS 4B LOCAL OPTION 10862Passed (63.53% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Treasurer Adrienne Kemery (REP) 1,408, 100.0%
2025-11-04 President of Council Kevin S. Myers (REP) 1,032, 62.97%; Greg White 607, 37.03%
2025-11-04 Member of Council at Large James D. Mee (REP) 1,049, 30.2%; Robert E. Taylor (REP) 943, 27.15%; Ray Thitoff (REP) 913, 26.29%; Write-In: Alena T. Fox 508, 14.63%; Write-In: Invalid 60, 1.73%
2025-11-04 Director of Law UTE 12-31-27 Brandon Micheal Gobrecht (REP) 1,340, 100.0%
2025-05-06 Treasurer (REP primary) Adrienne Kemery 703, 100.0%
2025-05-06 President of Council (REP primary) Kevin S Myers 673, 100.0%
2025-05-06 Member of Council At Large (REP primary) James D Mee 566, 28.06%; Clarissa Slater 427, 21.17%; Robert E Taylor 501, 24.84%; Ray A Thitoff 523, 25.93%
2025-05-06 Director of Law (REP primary) Brandon Micheal Gobrecht 726, 100.0%
2023-11-07 President of Council Kurt Fankhauser (REP) 1,306, 45.41%; Allison L. Leclair 1,086, 37.76%; Greg White 484, 16.83%
2023-11-07 Member of Council at Large Vicki L. Dishon (REP) 1,663, 33.09%; Kevin S. Myers (REP) 1,873, 37.27%; Carolyn Shireman (REP) 1,489, 29.63%
2023-11-07 Mayor Bruce D. Truka (REP) 2,653, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Director of Law Brian N. Gernert (REP) 2,364, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Auditor Kali C. Lewis (REP) 2,580, 100.0%
2023-05-02 President of Council (REP primary) Write-In: Kurt Fankhauser 189, 71.86%; Write-In: Invalid 74, 28.14%
2023-05-02 Member of Council at Large (REP primary) Vicki L. Dishon 627, 39.29%; Kevin S. Myers 784, 49.12%; Write-In: Invalid 91, 5.7%; Write-In: Carolyn Shireman 94, 5.89%
2023-05-02 Mayor (REP primary) Mark A. Makeever 336, 26.33%; Bruce D. Truka 605, 47.41%; Jenny Vermillion 335, 26.25%
2023-05-02 Law Director (REP primary) Brian N. Gernert 736, 61.44%; John Andrew Motter 462, 38.56%
2023-05-02 Auditor (REP primary) Kali C. Lewis 964, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Treasurer Angela Miller (REP) 1,212, 100.0%
2021-11-02 President of Council Steven W. Pifer (DEM) 441, 29.98%; Brian Seybert 350, 23.79%; Jenny Vermillion (REP) 680, 46.23%
2021-11-02 Member of Council at Large Mark A. Makeever (REP) 1,052, 31.54%; Kevin S. Myers (REP) 969, 29.06%; Marc A. Shultz 556, 16.67%; Daniel Wirebaugh 758, 22.73%
2019-11-05 President of Council Kurt Fankhauser (REP) 1,705, 100.0%
2019-11-05 Member of Council at Large Karl E. Eichler 841, 16.69%; Mark A. Makeever (REP) 1,738, 34.49%; James D. Mee 868, 17.23%; Kevin S. Myers (REP) 1,592, 31.59%
2019-11-05 Mayor Ronald O. Bores (DEM) 586, 25.3%; Jeffrey L. Reser (REP) 1,269, 54.79%; Daniel Wirebaugh 461, 19.9%
2019-11-05 Director of Law Robert A. Ratliff (REP) 1,807, 100.0%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

The county

Crawford County: 8 ZIP codes, 22 cities, villages and townships, 43,874 people.

Nearby places

Whetstone Township, Crawford County Liberty Township, Crawford County Holmes Township, Crawford County Bucyrus Township, Crawford County Dallas Township, Crawford County Tod Township, Crawford County Lykens Township, Crawford County

Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on Bucyrus, day by day, from 1892 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
1.30 in
2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
rain so far in 2026
36.9 in
3.8 in above normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
18.9 in
a normal year brings 25.7 in
a normal year
38.8 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.29 — 29
September 2026 5.15 — 30
August 2026 5.28 — 31
July 2026 2.00 — 31
June 2026 4.33 — 30
May 2026 5.47 — 31
April 2026 7.13 — 30
March 2026 4.39 0.1 31
February 2026 0.50 3.6 28
January 2026 1.33 15.1 31
December 2025 2.29 8.5 31
November 2025 1.73 1.2 30
On the record, 1892–2026
Wettest year1893 — 55.7 in
Driest year1934 — 23.6 in
Snowiest year1910 — 68.3 in
Wettest day on record21 August 2007 — 8.68 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day23 December 2004 — 16.69 in
Deepest snow on the ground28 November 1950 — 19.02 in

Almost every day here is a measurement: 95% of them come from a rain gauge standing inside Bucyrus itself.

48,774 days of records, 1892-12-01 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 Bucyrus: 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
62
those placed on the map inside Bucyrus
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Hazardous waste18
Air pollution11
Wastewater and stormwater discharge8
State sewer loans6
Voluntary cleanup6
Site assessment5
Contaminated-site cleanup3
State water loans3
Public drinking water1
Sewer and water-line construction1
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
BUCYRUS CITY PWS Public drinking water inspection
BUCYRUS CITY PWS Public drinking water inspection
BUCYRUS CITY PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
FORGE FIRE & COMPANY Air pollution permit
BUCYRUS WWTP State sewer loans
OHIO POLYTECH Air pollution permit
BUCYRUS CITY PWS Public drinking water warning letter
BUCYRUS CITY PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
BUCYRUS WWTP State sewer loans
OHIO POLYTECH Air pollution permit
BUCYRUS WWTP State sewer loans
FORGE FIRE & COMPANY Air pollution notice of violation
OHIO POLYTECH Air pollution report
EAGLE CRUSHER CO INC Air pollution report
BUCYRUS WWTP State sewer loans
BUCYRUS CITY PWS Public drinking water report
BUCYRUS CITY PWS Public drinking water inspection
PORT BUCYRUS CRAWFORD COUNTY AIRPORT Sewer and water-line construction permit
PORT BUCYRUS CRAWFORD COUNTY AIRPORT Sewer and water-line construction permit
AMERACE CORP SWAN HOSE DIV, BUCYRUS Voluntary cleanup inspection
AMERACE CORP SWAN HOSE DIV, BUCYRUS Voluntary cleanup inspection
PORT BUCYRUS CRAWFORD COUNTY AIRPORT Sewer and water-line construction permit
CITY OF BUCYRUS Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
BUCYRUS CITY PWS Public drinking water violation resolved
BUCYRUS CITY PWS Public drinking water plan

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 Bucyrus, Ohio in?

Bucyrus is a city in Crawford County, Ohio, with 11,687 residents.

When was Bucyrus, Ohio founded?

Bucyrus was settled 1819; laid out 1821-1822; incorporated 1830 (county seat). Founders on record: Samuel Norton (settler) and Col. James Kilbourne (platted the town). Source

How did Bucyrus, Ohio get its name?

Kilbourne reportedly wanted 'a name for this town different from that of any place inhabited by man since the world was created.' One tradition holds he combined 'bu' (for beautiful) with Cyrus, the Persian general/king, for 'beautiful Cyrus.' Another traces it to Busiris, an ancient Egyptian city, adapted to a name Kilbourne found phonetically pleasing. Source

What ZIP code is Bucyrus, Ohio?

Most of Bucyrus is in ZIP code 44820.

Where does Bucyrus, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Bucyrus (Bucyrus City): Sandusky River (via Outhwaite & Riley up-ground reservoirs).

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