Local events in Roseville
13 events in the next 90 days from 1 public calendar. All local events in Roseville
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Lakes near Roseville
The history under the water: the valley before, the dam, the stories. All Ohio lakes
How Roseville began
Roseville was laid out in 1812 by Ezekiel Rose along the Muskingum-Perry county line and was known at first as New Milford before residents adopted the name Roseville, after its founder, when they applied for a post office around 1830; it incorporated in 1840 with Dr. James Little as its first mayor. The village's clay beds and the Ohio and Erie Canal made it one of Ohio's major stoneware and pottery towns from the late 1800s into the twentieth century, home to the Ransbottom brothers' pottery, the Roseville Pottery Company, and Nelson McCoy Pottery. Several Ransbottom family houses and a pottery factory site are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Settled 1812, platted 1812, incorporated 1840, by Ezekiel Rose.
Where the name comes from
First called New Milford, the town was renamed Roseville, for founder Ezekiel Rose, when the community applied for a post office around 1830.
Before the town
No source found describes a named Native village, trail, or mound specifically within Roseville. The village sits near the Muskingum-Perry county line in a part of the county with recorded Shawnee and Lenape presence along the Muskingum River drainage generally (see the Dresden and county entries); nothing site-specific to Roseville itself was found.
Timeline
- — Ezekiel Rose laid out the town that became Roseville, first known as New Milford.
- — Residents applied for a post office under the name Roseville, after founder Ezekiel Rose.
- — Roseville was incorporated as a village, with Dr. James Little as first mayor.
- — The Roseville Pottery Company was founded; after 1900 under Ross C. Purdy it shifted from utilitarian stoneware toward art pottery.
- — Brothers Frank, Ed, Johnnie, and Mort Ransbottom founded the Ransbottom Pottery Company in Roseville.
- — During the Great Flood of 1913, F. M. Ransbottom and 40 men from Roseville load a freight car with relief supplies for flood-stricken Zanesville.
- — By this year the Ransbottom Pottery Company had become the largest American producer of stoneware jars.
- — The Ransbottom pottery operation merged with the Robinson Clay Product Company to form Robinson-Ransbottom Pottery, which remained the nation's leading stoneware producer through 1971.
- — The Factory Site and four Ransbottom family houses (C. W., Edward, Frank M., and Mort Ransbottom) in Roseville were listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- — Robinson-Ransbottom Pottery ceased operations, ending more than a century of continuous stoneware production in Roseville.
Stories
A village built on clay
Roseville sat on rich clay deposits along the Muskingum River drainage, and by the late nineteenth century that clay had made the small village into one of Ohio's pottery centers. The Roseville Pottery Company, founded in 1890, began as a maker of plain stoneware crocks and jugs before turning, under manager Ross C. Purdy after 1900, toward decorative art pottery that is now collected nationally. In 1900 four Ransbottom brothers, Frank, Ed, Johnnie, and Mort, started their own pottery in town; by 1916 it was the largest stoneware-jar maker in the country. In 1920 the Ransbottom works merged to form Robinson-Ransbottom Pottery, which kept Roseville's kilns firing as the nation's leading stoneware producer until 1971, and kept operating until 2005. The houses the Ransbottom brothers built for their families, and the factory site itself, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photographs
Photo: Curt Teich Postcard Archives, Newberry Library (photographer unknown), no known copyright restrictions · Wikimedia Commons
Local history sources: archive.org · en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org
Historic places
5 places in Roseville on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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Ransbottom, C. W., HouseBuilding · Roseville · listed 1980
- Address
- 291 Washington St.
- Where
- Roseville, Muskingum County · ZIP 43777
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1980
- NRIS reference number
- 80003185
- Coordinates
- 39.81000, -82.07044
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
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Ransbottom, Edward, HouseBuilding · Roseville · listed 1980
- Address
- 99 Main St.
- Where
- Roseville, Muskingum County · ZIP 43777
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1980
- NRIS reference number
- 80003186
- Coordinates
- 39.80638, -82.07225
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
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Ransbottom, Frank M., HouseBuilding · Roseville · listed 1980
- Address
- 289 Washington St.
- Where
- Roseville, Muskingum County · ZIP 43777
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1980
- NRIS reference number
- 80003187
- Coordinates
- 39.80981, -82.07067
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Ransbottom, Mort, HouseBuilding · Roseville · listed 1980
- Address
- 152 N. Main St.
- Where
- Roseville, Muskingum County · ZIP 43777
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1980
- NRIS reference number
- 80003188
- Coordinates
- 39.80710, -82.07179
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
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Roseville High SchoolBuilding · Roseville · listed 1978
- Address
- Stokeley and Perry Sts.
- Where
- Roseville, Muskingum County · ZIP 43777
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1978
- NRIS reference number
- 78002157
- Coordinates
- 39.80997, -82.07324
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
- Roseville77% of residentsMuskingum River buried valley aquifer (wells near Duncan Falls)
- Maysville Regional Water13% of residentsMuskingum River buried valley aquifer (wells near Duncan Falls)
- Muskingum County Water - Se5% of residentsMuskingum River buried valley aquifer (wells near Duncan Falls)
- Crooksville5% of residentsHocking River Buried Valley Aquifer (wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Roseville's boundary: 1 fire or EMS station, 3 public schools, 1 poor-rated bridge, 1 library, 1 museum, 1 police station, 4 Superfund sites and 2 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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Roseville Volunteer Fire DepartmentRoseville
- Address
- 9 West 1st Street, Roseville, OH 43777
- Coordinates
- 39.80392, -82.07480
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)
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Franklin Local Community SchoolRoseville
- Address
- 76 W Athens Rd, Roseville, OH 43777
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 58
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 4
- NCES school ID
- 390488406002
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Franklin Local Preschool - RosevilleRoseville
- Address
- 76 W Athens Rd, Roseville, OH 43777
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 27
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- NCES school ID
- 390488406059
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Roseville Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Roseville
- Address
- 35 Elm St, Roseville, OH 43777
- School district
- Franklin Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 226
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 17.9
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 69.9%
- Ohio building IRN
- 062224
- NCES school ID
- 390488403426
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)
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First St Roseville over Moxahala CreekPoor · built 1908
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1908
- Length
- 33 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 1,666
- Coordinates
- 39.80386, -82.07121
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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Roseville Branch LibraryBranch · Roseville
- Address
- 41 N Main St., Roseville, OH 43777
- What it is
- Branch
- Library system
- Muskingum County Library System
- Open
- 2,180 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 1,620 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 214,604
- System's loans, FY2024
- 486,677
- People the system serves
- 86,410
- Phone
- (740) 697-0237
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 (1)
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Roseville Historical SocietyHistorical society · Roseville
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Roseville
- Coordinates
- 39.80668, -82.07220
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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Roseville Police DepartmentRoseville
- Address
- 107 North Main Street, Roseville, OH 43777
- Coordinates
- 39.80620, -82.07291
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.
Superfund sites (4)
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C.V. Lowry PotterySuperfund program · Roseville
- Address
- 169 Potters Lane, Roseville, OH 43777
- County
- Perry County
- Status
- Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
- EPA program ID
- OHN000507953
- EPA registry ID
- 110071102473
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Friendship PotterySuperfund program · Roseville
- Address
- 90 Church St, Roseville, OH 43777
- County
- Perry County
- Status
- Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
- EPA program ID
- OHN000507964
- EPA registry ID
- 110004732433
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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RosevilleSuperfund program · Roseville
- Address
- 87 Perry St., Roseville, OH 43777
- County
- Muskingum County
- Status
- Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
- EPA program ID
- OHN000508791
- EPA registry ID
- 110043416087
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Roseville American Legion Trailer Park SiteSuperfund program · Roseville
- Address
- 74 South Main Street, Roseville, OH 43777
- County
- Muskingum County
- Status
- Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
- EPA program ID
- OHN000508566
- EPA registry ID
- 110070550403
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.
Spills reported since 2021 (2)
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road) Reached water2021-08-14 · Roseville
- Reported
- 2021-08-14
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Reached a waterway
- 60 - Licking River
- Where
- Roseville, Muskingum County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2108EPA0001257
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Drinking Water2026-03-17 · Roseville
- Reported
- 2026-03-17
- What spilled
- Drinking Water
- Where
- Roseville, Muskingum County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2603EPA0000421
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 Roseville, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43777 Roseville | 36% | Mostly private wells | 4.5 pCi/L average radon | Appraisal records without year built | Franklin Local · 3.5 stars overall | 5.9% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Roseville, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Who holds office
| Office | Name | Party | Term ends | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Darrin L. Strate | 2023 | 164 E Athens Road Roseville 43777 | |
| Council | Bryan Stickel Roseville | 2023 | 43777 | |
| Council | Louis A. Guy | 2023 | 87 E Athens Road Roseville 43777 | |
| Council | Joni Lynn Spears | 2021 | 37 E First Street Roseville 43777 | |
| Council | Danny Lee Williams | 2021 | 94 Cheney Street Roseville 43777 | |
| Council | Nancy Kristine Williams | 2021 | 94 Cheney Street Roseville 43777 |
Roster as of 2019: county board of elections.
Money issues on the ballot since 2017: 2 of 3 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Issue: Roseville Renew 4 mills 5yrs. (4.0 mills, renewal) | 48 | 30 | Passed (61.54% for) |
| 2018-11-06 | Issue: Roseville Renew 3 mil 5 yrs (3.0 mills, renewal) | 0 | 0 | Failed |
| 2017-11-07 | Issue: Roseville Current Expenses 4 mill 5 yrs Renewal (4.0 mills, renewal) | 41 | 31 | Passed (56.94% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Mayor | Bryan Stickel 61, 100.0% |
| 2021-11-02 | Council Member | Kurt A. Torres 47, 34.81%; Vicki S. Gussler 45, 33.33%; Shirley J. Allen 43, 31.85% |
| 2019-11-05 | Mayor | Darrin L. Strate 62, 100.0% |
| 2019-11-05 | Council Member | Lois Guy 55, 40.15%; Bryan Stickel 47, 34.31%; H. Lee Barnhart, Jr. 35, 25.55% |
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, 2022 to 2023, released 2024-12-17
The county
Muskingum County: 17 ZIP codes, 38 cities, villages and townships, 91,875 people.
Nearby places
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on Roseville, day by day, from 1887 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 1.44 in
- 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
- rain so far in 2026
- 48.8 in
- 12.5 in above normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 18.0 in
- a normal year brings 13.9 in
- a normal year
- 42.5 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1.44 | — | 29 |
| September 2026 | 7.13 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 12.15 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 4.40 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 3.74 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 6.52 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 3.34 | — | 30 |
| March 2026 | 7.04 | 3.5 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 1.33 | 2.5 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.70 | 12.0 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 2.07 | 8.8 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 2.50 | 0.5 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2011 — 58.7 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1930 — 21.5 in |
| Snowiest year | 1910 — 53.4 in |
| Wettest day on record | 9 September 2004 — 5.50 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 14 January 1968 — 20.00 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 14 January 1968 — 20.98 in |
45% of these days are measurements from a gauge inside Roseville; the rest are estimated from the nearest gauges around it.
49,671 days of records, 1887-08-01 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 Roseville: 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
- 31
- those placed on the map inside Roseville
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Voluntary cleanup | 9 |
| Contaminated-site cleanup | 6 |
| State water loans | 4 |
| Brownfield | 3 |
| Hazardous waste | 3 |
| Sewer and water-line construction | 2 |
| Site assessment | 2 |
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 1 |
| Wetland and stream fill | 1 |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| ROSEVILLE PWS | State water loans | |
| ROSEVILLE PWS | State water loans | |
| ROSEVILLE PWS | State water loans | |
| ROSEVILLE RESIDENTIAL SOIL ASSESSMENT | Contaminated-site cleanup cleanup response | |
| ROSEVILLE PWS | State water loans | |
| ROSEVILLE PWS | State water loans | |
| UNGEMACH POTTERY FORMER, ROSEVILLE | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| VILLAGE OF ROSEVILLE WWTP | Sewer and water-line construction permit | |
| UNGEMACH POTTERY FORMER, ROSEVILLE | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| UNGEMACH POTTERY FORMER, ROSEVILLE | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| VILLAGE OF ROSEVILLE WWTP | Sewer and water-line construction permit | |
| ROSEVILLE BANK REPAIR | Wetland and stream fill permit | |
| ROSEVILLE BANK REPAIR | Wetland and stream fill permit | |
| UNGEMACH POTTERY FORMER, ROSEVILLE | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| UNGEMACH POTTERY FORMER, ROSEVILLE | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| ROSEVILLE DG STORE #24544 | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| ROSEVILLE DG STORE #24544 | Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection | |
| UNGEMACH POTTERY FORMER, ROSEVILLE | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| UNGEMACH POTTERY FORMER, ROSEVILLE | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| ROSEVILLE DG STORE #24544 | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| UNGEMACH POTTERY FORMER, ROSEVILLE | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| UNGEMACH POTTERY FORMER, ROSEVILLE | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| ROSEVILLE PWS | State water loans | |
| ROSEVILLE PWS | State water loans | |
| ROSEVILLE PWS | State water loans |
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 Roseville, Ohio in?
Roseville is a village in Muskingum County, Ohio, with 1,656 residents.
When was Roseville, Ohio founded?
Roseville was settled 1812; laid out 1812; incorporated 1840. Founders on record: Ezekiel Rose. Source
How did Roseville, Ohio get its name?
First called New Milford, the town was renamed Roseville, for founder Ezekiel Rose, when the community applied for a post office around 1830. Source
What ZIP code is Roseville, Ohio?
Most of Roseville is in ZIP code 43777.
Where does Roseville, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Roseville (Roseville): Mostly private wells.
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