Local events in Mineral City
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How Mineral City began
Mineral City was platted in 1853 by Alfred Davis and George Lechner (spelled Lechtner in some accounts) in Sandy Township, in the northeast corner of Tuscarawas County, and was named for mineral deposits found near the original town site. A post office opened in 1854 with Davis as first postmaster, and the village grew around fire-clay brick manufacturing after C. E. Holden built the fire brick works in 1872, which with its mines employed about fifty men by 1884. Population surged from 175 in 1870 to 642 by 1880 and peaked at 1,220 in 1900 before declining through the 20th century; the 2020 census counted 652 residents, and Victorian-era houses along State Route 800 still reflect that boom period.
Platted 1853, incorporated October 11, 1882, by Alfred Davis and George Lechner.
Where the name comes from
The village was named for mineral deposits found near the original town site, laid out between Huff's Run and the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad.
Before the town
No Native American history specific to the site of Mineral City is recorded here; the village was platted in 1853, decades after the region's Native nations had been removed from Ohio.
Timeline
- — Alfred Davis and George Lechner plat Mineral City in Sandy Township, with an original forty lots between Huff's Run and the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad.
- — A post office is established at Mineral City with Alfred Davis as first postmaster.
- — Davis and Lechner add fourteen lots north of the railroad; in 1857 Davis and Nathan McGrew add eleven more on Miners street.
- — The German Reformed congregation, which had worshiped in a hewed-log church a mile northeast of the village since before 1840, builds a brick church on lots given by Alfred Davis.
- — The German Lutheran congregation organizes and builds a frame church in 1856 or 1857 on Lot 46, also given by Alfred Davis.
- — After sixteen years as a small, insignificant village, Mineral City begins to grow with coal and clay mining in the vicinity.
- — C. Edwards Holden builds the fire brick works, the most extensive in the township; about fifty men are employed in his mines and works by 1884.
- — The Methodist Episcopal class is organized by Rev. Hosea McCall; its frame church on Lot 94 follows in 1874.
- — The furniture factory is built by Davis, Sattler and Company, making tables and bedsteads and employing twenty men.
- — An act of the legislature of March 31 makes Mineral City a special school district; a two-story brick schoolhouse costing $7,000 is built within a year or two.
- — Village population reaches 642, up from 175 a decade earlier.
- — St. Patrick's Catholic Church is erected at Mineral City by Father H. B. Dues of St. Joseph's, Dover.
- — Mineral City is incorporated on October 11; J. F. Rice is elected the first mayor but soon resigns and Wesley M. Tracy is appointed.
- — Village population peaks at 1,220 residents.
- — The rock band Velvet Crest forms in Mineral City.
Stories
The brick works that built the boom
Mineral City's name is said to come from deposits found near its original town site, where Alfred Davis and George Lechner laid it out in 1853, but it was clay and coal that made the village's fortune. In 1872 C. Edwards Holden built a fire brick works there, and by 1884 about fifty men were employed in his mines and works. The population rose from 175 in 1870 to 642 in 1880 and a peak of 1,220 in 1900. The Victorian houses that line Ohio Route 800 through the village date from that boom period.
A town the railroad promised a station
The county history says Mineral City owes its origin to the construction of the Tuscarawas branch of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad: Alfred Davis and George Lechner laid it out in 1853 on Lot 15 under an agreement with railroad officials that a station would be established there. Davis built the first house, kept the first store and was appointed the first postmaster in 1854, and with one break held the office until the 1880s. For sixteen years the village stayed small, but from about 1869 mining of the coal and fire clay nearby drove steady growth, from 175 people in 1870 to 642 in 1880 and nearly 900 by 1884. By then it had two hotels, five saloons, four churches, a fire-brick works employing about fifty men in its mines and works, and a furniture factory.
Photographs
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Local history sources: archive.org · en.wikipedia.org · freepages.rootsweb.com · commons.wikimedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · archive.org
Water
Mostly private wells The water here
- Bolivar Village100% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Mineral City's boundary: 1 fire or EMS station and 1 public school. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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Mineral City Sandy Township Fire DepartmentMineral City
- Address
- 4846 Station Street, Mineral City, OH 44656
- Coordinates
- 40.60120, -81.36030
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 (1)
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Tuscarawas Valley PrimaryMineral City
- Address
- 8647 1st St NE, Mineral City, OH 44656
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 218
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 10
- NCES school ID
- 390503003906
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.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Mineral City, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44656 Sandy Township and Mineral City | 25% | Mostly private wells | 6.5 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1961 | Tuscarawas Valley Local · 4 stars overall | 7.8% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Mineral City, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Money issues on the ballot since 2025: 0 of 1 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-06 | 5: 5 Mineral City Income Tax (Increase) | 17 | 45 | Failed (27.42% for) |
| 2022-05-03 | 4: 4 Local Liquor Option(By Petition)(Sunday Sales) 068 Mineral City | 44 | 33 | Passed (57.14% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-05 | Member of Council | Bill Knecht 32, 16.24%; Terry L. Nill 62, 31.47%; Brian L. Polen 56, 28.43%; Jan Slutz 47, 23.86% |
| 2019-11-05 | Mayor | Laurie Green 61, 58.1%; Julie Knecht 44, 41.9% |
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.
- Agreed Upon Procedures, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-06-17
The county
Tuscarawas County: 17 ZIP codes, 40 cities, villages and townships, 92,903 people.
Nearby places
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on Mineral City, day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 1.06 in
- 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
- rain so far in 2026
- 35.8 in
- about normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 26.5 in
- a normal year brings 26.9 in
- a normal year
- 41.5 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1.06 | — | 29 |
| September 2026 | 3.86 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 5.99 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 3.48 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 2.93 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 5.15 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 5.09 | 0.0 | 30 |
| March 2026 | 5.18 | 2.0 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 1.18 | 3.9 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.90 | 20.5 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 2.40 | 11.1 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 1.95 | 0.3 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2011 — 56.6 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1963 — 26.8 in |
| Snowiest year | 1910 — 71.0 in |
| Wettest day on record | 5 July 1969 — 4.98 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 4 April 1987 — 12.77 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 30 January 1928 — 30.00 in |
Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside Mineral City, 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.
48,657 days of records, 1893-01-01 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.
Quick answers
What county is Mineral City, Ohio in?
Mineral City is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, with 642 residents.
When was Mineral City, Ohio founded?
Mineral City was laid out 1853; incorporated October 11, 1882. Founders on record: Alfred Davis and George Lechner. Source
How did Mineral City, Ohio get its name?
The village was named for mineral deposits found near the original town site, laid out between Huff's Run and the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad. Source
What ZIP code is Mineral City, Ohio?
Most of Mineral City is in ZIP code 44656.
Where does Mineral City, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Mineral City (Bolivar Village): Mostly private wells.
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