Local events in Rogers
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Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.
How Rogers began
Rogers was established in 1883 after a railroad was built through the area and incorporated as a village in 1895, named for founder T. G. Rogers. The same year the village was founded, Mount Hope College opened on Highland Avenue; after a fire in 1894, brothers Asher A. and Charles Burleigh Galbreath bought and rebuilt it, but the Ohio Attorney General investigated the school in 1900 for granting degrees based on fees alone, with no attendance or examination requirement, and the college lost its charter and closed. Long past its brief spell as a college town, Rogers today is known mainly for the Rogers Community Auction and Flea Market, a 250-acre market active since 1955 in neighboring Elkrun Township, and for its own tiny population of under 200.
Settled 1883, platted 1883, incorporated 1895, by T. G. Rogers.
Where the name comes from
Named for founder T. G. Rogers.
Before the town
No source we reviewed names a specific Native American village, camp or burial site within present Rogers' boundaries. The village was not founded until 1883, nearly a century after the region's Native land claims were ceded under the 1785 Treaty of Fort McIntosh and confirmed by the 1795 Treaty of Greenville.
Timeline
- — Rogers is established following construction of a railroad through the area; Mount Hope College opens the same year on Highland Avenue.
- — A fire damages Mount Hope College; brothers Asher A. and Charles Burleigh Galbreath purchase and rebuild it.
- — Rogers incorporates as a village.
- — The Ohio Attorney General investigates Mount Hope College for conferring degrees based solely on fees paid, without requiring attendance or examinations; the college loses its charter and closes.
- — A photograph records Mount Hope College's building in Rogers.
- — A photograph records Depot Street in Rogers.
- — Rogers' population peaks at 300.
- — The Rogers Community Auction and Flea Market opens in neighboring Elkrun Township, eventually growing into one of the largest flea markets in Ohio.
Stories
The college that sold diplomas by mail
Mount Hope College opened on Highland Avenue in Rogers the same year the village itself was founded, 1883, and after a fire damaged the school in 1894, local brothers Asher A. and Charles Burleigh Galbreath -- one later an Ohio state senator, the other later the State Library of Ohio's librarian -- bought and rebuilt it, lending the institution some genuine civic respectability. That respectability did not survive close inspection. In 1900 the Ohio Attorney General opened an investigation and found the college had been conferring academic degrees based simply on fees the student paid, with no requirement to actually attend classes or sit an examination -- a diploma mill operating, in effect, out of a small Columbiana County village. The college lost its charter and closed, and today only a single 1910 photograph of the building and the memory of the scandal remain of Rogers' brief run as a college town.
Photographs
Photo: Unknown, Columbiana County Archives and Research Center, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Unknown, Columbiana County Archives and Research Center, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org
Water
No water-system data is linked to Rogers's ZIP codes yet.
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Rogers's boundary: 1 fire or EMS station. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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Negley Volunteer Fire Department Station 2Rogers
- Address
- 7850 Farr Street, Rogers, OH 44455
- Coordinates
- 40.79067, -80.62360
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.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Rogers, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44455 Middleton Township and Rogers | 12% | Mostly private wells | 15.1 pCi/L average radon | Appraisal records without year built | Beaver Local · 4.5 stars overall | 1.7% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
How its elections and ballot issues came out and the state auditor's record.
Money issues on the ballot since 2021: 2 of 3 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | Issue: Village of Rogers Tax Levy Roads | 18 | 22 | Failed (45.0% for) |
| 2024-11-05 | Issue: Village of Rogers Tax Levy EMS | 24 | 16 | Passed (60.0% for) |
| 2021-11-02 | Issue: Rogers Tax Levy Current Expenses | 16 | 13 | Passed (55.17% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Member of Council | Terry Burkey 22, 38.6%; Renee McRoberts 19, 33.33%; Barbara Todd 16, 28.07% |
| 2021-11-02 | Mayor | Amy Burkey 21, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked. The county's results on file run through 2024-11-05; later elections are not loaded yet.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Basic Audit, 2022 to 2023, released 2024-09-24
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Statewide question: State Issue 3: Voter ID
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The county
Columbiana County: 20 ZIP codes, 33 cities, villages and townships with pages here, 99,377 people (Census Bureau estimate, July 2025).
Nearby places
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on Rogers, day by day, from 1892 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 1.93 in
- 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-30
- rain so far in 2026
- 42.3 in
- 7.3 in above normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 33.4 in
- a normal year brings 27.2 in
- a normal year
- 41.1 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1.93 | — | 30 |
| September 2026 | 7.00 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 6.23 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 5.19 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 3.67 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 5.16 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 5.21 | — | 30 |
| March 2026 | 4.67 | 3.8 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 1.01 | 6.5 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 2.27 | 23.1 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 2.50 | 9.9 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 1.86 | 0.1 | 30 |
| Wettest year (estimated) | 1983 — 57.1 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year (estimated) | 1963 — 26.9 in |
| Wettest day (estimated) | 9 September 2004 — 4.18 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day (estimated) | 20 April 1901 — 17.01 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground (estimated) | 28 November 1950 — 25.04 in |
Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside Rogers, so every figure here is worked out from the gauges around it - the nearest ones weighted most. Treat them as close estimates rather than readings.
49,125 days of records, 1892-05-01 to 2026-10-30. 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 2026-11-01): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-11-01 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 Rogers: 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
- 2
- those placed on the map inside Rogers
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| State sewer loans | 1 |
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 1 |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| ANDI'S CONVENIENCE STORE & ROGERS POST OFFICE | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit |
Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.
Quick answers
What county is Rogers, Ohio in?
Rogers is a village in Columbiana County, Ohio, with 194 residents.
When was Rogers, Ohio founded?
Rogers was settled 1883; laid out 1883; incorporated 1895. Founders on record: T. G. Rogers. Source
How did Rogers, Ohio get its name?
Named for founder T. Source
What ZIP code is Rogers, Ohio?
Most of Rogers is in ZIP code 44455.
Where does Rogers, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Rogers: Mostly private wells.
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