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How Leipsic began
Leipsic, platted in 1857 and named for Leipzig, Germany, grew up on the Blanchard River in Van Buren Township in what had recently been Great Black Swamp country. Its 1894 John Edwards House, later converted into the town's public library, and its 1904 city hall (since destroyed) both won National Register listing. The village today draws its water, along with several neighboring systems, from the Blanchard River near Ottawa.
Platted 1857.
Where the name comes from
Leipsic is a variant spelling of Leipzig, one of the largest cities in eastern Germany, reflecting the German ancestry of many of the area's settlers.
Before the town
No Native American site or village specific to Leipsic itself is recorded. The village lies in Van Buren Township, outside the former Blanchard's Fork Ottawa Reserve that occupied the Ottawa Township area to the southwest.
Timeline
- — Abraham Baughman settles on a farm just east of the later Leipsic, the first settler in Van Buren Township.
- — Van Buren Township holds its first election at Abraham Baughman's house, twelve votes cast; the 1915 county history instead says the commissioners organised the township in 1843.
- — Leipsic is platted and named for Leipzig, Germany.
- — James E. Creighton plats Creightontown east of the Dayton & Michigan railroad, the first ground platted into lots within the later Leipsic.
- — The Dayton & Michigan railroad is built; J. B. Swartz, Wellington Hurd and David McClung settle on the dense woods of the site, and Swartz lays out Leipsic Station on August 29.
- — The Leipsic Methodist church is organised; the Lutheran and Presbyterian churches follow in 1868, the Catholic St. Mary's in 1875 and the Christian church in 1876.
- — The Leipsic public school is organised with Dr. J. C. McClung as principal and 34 pupils; it becomes a high school in 1880.
- — The Leipsic Flouring Mill is built; the Buckeye Stave Company, organised in 1886, later runs seven stave factories employing about 1,000 people and buys the Bank of Leipsic in 1887.
- — The Nickel Plate (New York, Chicago & St. Louis) railroad is built through Leipsic; the 1890s history gives 1882, another page 1883.
- — The John Edwards House is built at 305 W. Main Street; it is later converted into the village's public library.
- — Defiance (Main) Street is paved with brick, the first brick street pavement in Putnam County; surveyor D. W. Seitz builds it, and Prof. L. S. Lafferty founds Leipsic College in the old Methodist church.
- — Leipsic City Hall is built at State Route 65 and Cherry Street; it is later destroyed, though its National Register listing (1979) remains on record.
- — The John Edwards House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- — The census counts 2,236 residents in Leipsic.
- — The census counts 2,093 residents in Leipsic.
- — The census counts 2,177 residents in Leipsic.
Stories
A Library in a Merchant's House
The John Edwards House at 305 W. Main Street was built in 1894 as a private residence, one of the finer homes a Leipsic family could build in the years after the surrounding Black Swamp land had finally been drained and turned productive. Rather than falling to demolition as the village's needs changed, the house was converted into Leipsic's public library, a use that has kept the building both occupied and, by extension, preserved -- it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Leipsic City Hall, built a decade later in 1904 at State Route 65 and Cherry Street and listed on the Register in 1979, was not so fortunate: the building has since been destroyed, leaving only its Register listing and photographs of the empty site as the record of where Leipsic's village government once did business. The two buildings' different fates -- one repurposed and standing, one gone -- are a small, concrete illustration of how a National Register listing protects a building's history but not, by itself, the building.
A town of staves, bricks and a brick street
Leipsic sits on a rise at the southern edge of the Black Swamp, and when the Dayton & Michigan railroad came through in 1859 the site was dense woods with three families. By 1895 the county atlas could count a flouring mill built in 1872, a planing mill, a machine works making the Leipsic wind engine, a sawmill adding a trunk-slat factory in 1894, a brick yard turning out nearly a million bricks a year, a creamery, and the Buckeye Stave Company with seven factories and about 1,000 workers and a payroll near $175,000. In 1894 Main Street was paved with brick, the first brick pavement in Putnam County, built by surveyor D. W. Seitz. Church and school followed the railroads: five congregations by 1895 and a public school that had grown from 34 pupils in 1867 to 850.
Photographs
Photo: Nyttend, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nyttend, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · archive.org · archive.org
Historic places
2 places in Leipsic on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
-
Edwards, John, HouseBuilding · Leipsic · listed 1978
- Address
- 305 W. Main St.
- Where
- Leipsic, Putnam County · ZIP 45856
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1978
- NRIS reference number
- 78002177
- Coordinates
- 41.10152, -83.99066
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
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Leipsic City HallBuilding · Leipsic · listed 1979
- Address
- Belmore St.
- Where
- Leipsic, Putnam County · ZIP 45856
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79001928
- Coordinates
- 41.09715, -83.98546
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
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.
Water
Mostly private wells The water here
- Leipsic Village100% of residentsGroundwater wells (7 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Leipsic's boundary: 1 nursing home, 2 fire and EMS stations, 1 power plant, 2 public schools, 1 private school, 1 library, 1 police station, 2 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 4 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Nursing homes (1)
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Meadows of Leipsic5 of 5 stars · Leipsic
- Address
- 901 East Main Street, Leipsic, OH 45856
- Certified beds
- 52
- Residents on an average day
- 41
- 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
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- TRILOGY HEALTH SERVICES
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (419) 943-2103
- Medicare ID
- 366252
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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Leipsic Volunteer Fire Department Station 1Leipsic
- Address
- 326 South Belmore Street, Leipsic, OH 45856
- Coordinates
- 41.09723, -83.98604
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Leipsic Volunteer Fire Department Station 2Leipsic
- Address
- 90 Vine Street, Leipsic, OH 45856
- Coordinates
- 41.09935, -83.98243
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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POET Biorefining - Leipsic, LLCNatural gas · 4 MW
- Capacity
- 4 MW
- Main source
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- POET Biorefining - Leipsic, LLC
- Sector
- Industrial CHP
- Where
- Leipsic, Putnam County
- Generating units
- 1
- Built
- 2017
- EIA plant code
- 63927
EIA plant page ↗ EIA-860 (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EIA-860 power plant inventory via HIFLD (February 2025), with plant codes, units and years from EIA-860 2025.
Public schools (2)
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Leipsic Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Leipsic
- Address
- 232 Oak St, Leipsic, OH 45856
- School district
- Leipsic Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 292
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 21.87
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 79.6%
- Ohio building IRN
- 020131
- NCES school ID
- 390493503567
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Leipsic High School4 of 5 stars · Leipsic
- Address
- 232 Oak St, Leipsic, OH 45856
- School district
- Leipsic Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 368
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 26.11
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 84.8%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 100%
- Ohio building IRN
- 020149
- NCES school ID
- 390493503568
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.
Private schools (1)
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St Marys SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Leipsic
- Address
- 129 Saint Marys St, Leipsic, OH 45856
- Kind
- Catholic
- Students, 2023-24
- 49
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 9.4
- Students per teacher
- 5.21277
- Phone
- (419) 943-2801
- NCES private school ID
- A0701822
Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.
Public libraries (1)
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Leipsic BranchBranch · Leipsic
- Address
- 305 W. Main St., Leipsic, OH 45856
- What it is
- Branch
- Library system
- Putnam County District Library
- Open
- 1,404 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 1,368 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 103,896
- System's loans, FY2024
- 236,789
- People the system serves
- 34,378
- Phone
- (419) 943-2604
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.
Police stations (1)
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Leipsic Police DepartmentLeipsic
- Address
- 142 East Main Street, Leipsic, OH 45856
- Coordinates
- 41.09845, -83.98481
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 (2)
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Mars Petcare UsToxics Release Inventory · Leipsic
- Address
- 3700 State Rt 65, Leipsic, OH 45856
- County
- Putnam County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 4585WTHMSC37STA
- EPA registry ID
- 110006111545
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Poet Biorefining-LeipsicToxics Release Inventory · Leipsic
- Address
- 3875 State Route 65, Leipsic, OH 45856
- County
- Putnam County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (***unchanged***)
- EPA program ID
- 4585WPTBRF3875B
- EPA registry ID
- 110033213902
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 (4)
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Sodium Hydroxide (Naoh) / Caustic Soda / Lye2024-04-17 · Leipsic
- Reported
- 2024-04-17
- What spilled
- Sodium Hydroxide (Naoh) / Caustic Soda / Lye
- Largest amount reported
- 3,900 gallons
- Where
- Leipsic, Putnam County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2404EPA0000643
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2024-01-14 · Leipsic
- Reported
- 2024-01-14
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 150 gallons
- Where
- Leipsic, Putnam County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2401EPA0000079
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Alcohol / Ethanol / (Not E85 Fuel) (C2H6O)2023-11-03 · Leipsic
- Reported
- 2023-11-03
- What spilled
- Alcohol / Ethanol / (Not E85 Fuel) (C2H6O)
- Largest amount reported
- 578 gallons
- Where
- Leipsic, Putnam County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2311EPA0001879
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-06-13 · Leipsic
- Reported
- 2022-06-13
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 1,500 gallons
- Where
- Leipsic, Putnam County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2206EPA0000882
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 Leipsic, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45856 Leipsic | 42% | Mostly private wells | 4.0 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1946 | Leipsic Local · 4 stars overall | 0.2% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Leipsic, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Money issues on the ballot since 2022: 4 of 4 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-07 | Issue: Proposed Tax Levy (Renewal) - Fire Leipsic Village | 455 | 155 | Passed (74.59% for) |
| 2023-11-07 | Issue: Proposed Tax Levy (Renewal) - Current Expenses - Leipsic Village | 385 | 221 | Passed (63.53% for) |
| 2022-11-08 | Issue: Leipsic Village - Current Expenses | 390 | 200 | Passed (66.1% for) |
| 2022-11-08 | Issue: Leipsic Village - Fire | 450 | 143 | Passed (75.89% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-07 | Member of Council | David A. Heitmeyer 406, 48.74%; Susan M. Schroeder 427, 51.26% |
| 2023-11-07 | Mayor | Rick Recker 395, 64.86%; Tony Wobler 214, 35.14% |
| 2019-11-05 | Member of Council (unofficial count) | David A. Heitmeyer 302, 47.48%; Susan Schroeder 334, 52.52% |
| 2017-11-07 | Member of Council (unofficial count) | Susan Christman 253, 33.03%; Alan Pingle 236, 30.81%; Rick Recker 238, 31.07%; WRITE-IN 39, 5.09% |
| 2015-11-03 | Member of Council (unofficial count) | David A. Heitmeyer 366, 47.35%; Susan M. Schroeder 407, 52.65% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- Fiscal emergency: declared 2010-09-16, released 2017-11-16. source
- Financial Audit, 2022 to 2023, released 2024-10-01
The county
Putnam County: 13 ZIP codes, 31 cities, villages and townships, 35,849 people.
Nearby places
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on Leipsic, day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 0.92 in
- 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
- rain so far in 2026
- 32.8 in
- about normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 16.1 in
- a normal year brings 24.3 in
- a normal year
- 38.1 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 0.92 | — | 29 |
| September 2026 | 3.59 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 5.19 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 3.61 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 3.90 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 3.74 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 6.43 | — | 30 |
| March 2026 | 3.71 | 0.9 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 0.60 | 3.5 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.09 | 11.6 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 1.58 | 7.6 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 1.35 | 4.9 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2011 — 53.9 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1963 — 23.3 in |
| Snowiest year | 1910 — 56.5 in |
| Wettest day on record | 19 August 2007 — 3.17 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 12 January 1895 — 12.87 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 15 January 1918 — 22.99 in |
Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside Leipsic, 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.
48,679 days of records, 1893-02-01 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 Leipsic: 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
- 11
- those placed on the map inside Leipsic
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 3 |
| Air pollution | 2 |
| Hazardous waste | 2 |
| State sewer loans | 2 |
| Composting | 1 |
| Public drinking water | 1 |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| LEIPSIC VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| LEIPSIC VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| LEIPSIC VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| VILLAGE OF LEIPSIC COMPOSTING FACILITY | Composting inspection | |
| LEIPSIC VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water violation resolved | |
| LEIPSIC VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| LEIPSIC VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| VILLAGE OF LEIPSIC COMPOSTING FACILITY | Composting inspection | |
| VILLAGE OF LEIPSIC COMPOSTING FACILITY | Composting report | |
| LEIPSIC VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| MARS PETCARE US | Air pollution report | |
| POET BIOREFINING - LEIPSIC | Air pollution permit | |
| LEIPSIC VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| MARS PETCARE US | Air pollution report | |
| LEIPSIC VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| LEIPSIC VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| LEIPSIC BENNETT PARK | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| VILLAGE OF LEIPSIC COMPOSTING FACILITY | Composting inspection | |
| LEIPSIC BENNETT PARK | Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection | |
| POET BIOREFINING - LEIPSIC | Air pollution permit | |
| LEIPSIC VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| LEIPSIC VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| LEIPSIC VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| POET BIOREFINING - LEIPSIC | Air pollution permit | |
| LEIPSIC VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water 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 Leipsic, Ohio in?
Leipsic is a village in Putnam County, Ohio, with 2,164 residents.
When was Leipsic, Ohio founded?
Leipsic was laid out 1857. Source
How did Leipsic, Ohio get its name?
Leipsic is a variant spelling of Leipzig, one of the largest cities in eastern Germany, reflecting the German ancestry of many of the area's settlers. Source
What ZIP code is Leipsic, Ohio?
Most of Leipsic is in ZIP code 45856.
Where does Leipsic, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Leipsic (Leipsic Village): Mostly private wells.
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