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Willard

City · Huron County · 6,215 residents · 1.75% municipal income tax

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Local events in Willard

Willard itself has 2 events posted in the next 90 days; the others here are within 10 miles. All local events in Willard

  1. Varsity Boys' Basketball @ Willard High School vs Upper Sandusky High School

    10 a.m. to noon · Willard High School > Robert L Haas Gymnasium (Western Reserve Middle/High School) · From Western Reserve Local School District

  2. HS Boys' Wrestling @ Willard

    10 a.m. to 6 p.m. · Robert Haas Gymnasium · From Lexington Local School District

  3. Cardboard Creations Contest: Turkey Day "Float"

    All day · Plymouth Branch · Plymouth · 5.5 mi · Free · From Mansfield-Richland County Public Library

Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.

How Willard began

Willard began in 1874 as a railroad settlement called Chicago, at the point where the Baltimore and Ohio's line crossed another railroad; confusion with Chicago, Illinois forced a rename to Chicago Junction, incorporated in 1882, but 'Junction' proved too long for station signage. In 1917 the town renamed itself again, this time for Daniel Willard, the B&O's sitting president, and it grew through the twentieth century as a major rail yard and switching point rather than as a farm-market town like its Huron County neighbors. It incorporated as a city in 1960 and today combines the CSX rail yard the B&O left behind with food processing (Pepperidge Farm, Star of the West Milling) and the truck-garden produce -- onions, radishes, lettuce, sweet corn -- of the muck farmland around it.

Settled 1874 (railroad settlement founded as 'Chicago'), platted 1874, incorporated 1882 (as Chicago Junction); 1960 (as a city, under the name Willard), by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, at the junction of its line with the Sandusky, Mansfield and Newark Railroad.

Where the name comes from

The settlement was first called Chicago for the direction its rail junction pointed traffic, then Chicago Junction to distinguish it from Chicago, Illinois -- a fix that created its own problem, since 'Junction' would not fit on station name boards. In 1917 the town took the name Willard, honoring Daniel Willard, who was then president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

Before the town

No Native American village, trail, or site specific to the town site of Willard is documented in the sources consulted; the town did not exist as a settlement until 1874, more than three decades after the last organized Native presence in Ohio ended with Wyandot removal in 1843.

Timeline

  1. — A railroad settlement called Chicago is founded at the junction of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad with another line.
  2. — The town, renamed Chicago Junction to avoid confusion with Chicago, Illinois, incorporates.
  3. — Chicago Junction establishes its own Water Department on October 7, with C. H. Hevey as first superintendent.
  4. — The town's first water treatment plant is constructed.
  5. — The town renames itself Willard, honoring Daniel Willard, then president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
  6. — Willard incorporates as a city.
  7. — The present Class III surface water treatment plant at 540 Central Avenue is built.
  8. — The Willard Water Plant is selected, out of roughly 6,000 Ohio public water systems, for the state's 'Outstanding Public Water System Award.'

Stories

A town renamed twice by its railroad

Willard's identity was never really its own choice; it belonged to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from the start. The settlement sprang up in 1874 at a junction where the B&O crossed another line, and the crews and dispatchers who ran it simply called the place Chicago, after the direction the connecting track eventually led. That was fine until enough freight and mail bound for the real Chicago started arriving there by mistake, so in the early 1880s the town became Chicago Junction instead, incorporating under that name in 1882. The second name lasted longer but had its own flaw: it was too long to fit cleanly on station signboards and timetables. In 1917, with the railroad still the town's whole reason for existing, it took a third name, honoring Daniel Willard, the B&O's sitting president -- a rare case of an Ohio town naming itself directly after a living railroad executive rather than a settler, a battle, or an old hometown back east.

An award-winning water plant in a railroad town

Willard's municipal water system dates to October 7, 1897, when the town -- still called Chicago Junction -- organized a Water Department under superintendent C. H. Hevey and built its first treatment plant the following year. The plant that still serves the city, a Class III surface-water facility at 540 Central Avenue, dates to 1970 and was upgraded again in 2004. In May 1998 it was singled out from roughly 6,000 public water systems statewide for Ohio's 'Outstanding Public Water System Award,' a distinction for a town whose economy had always been built around trains rather than water infrastructure. Nearly three decades later, in 2025, the city drew a different kind of state attention: Ohio EPA sent two warning letters over missed deadlines for the lead service line inventory required under newer federal rules, and Willard notified the public and submitted a compliance plan in response.

Photographs

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad locomotive No. 826 at Willard, Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad locomotive No. 826 at Willard, Ohio (undated, early-mid 20th century)
Photo: Digital Public Library of America (B&O Railroad Museum collection), No known copyright restrictions · Wikimedia Commons
Daniel B. Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, at the White House, 1923 -- the town's namesake
Daniel B. Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, at the White House, 1923 -- the town's namesake (1923)
Photo: Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org

Water

Raw water pumped from the West Branch Huron River roughly 3 miles to a 215-acre, 2.3-billion-gallon upground reservoir at the Class III surface water plant on Central Ave. The water here

  • Willard City100% of residentsWest Branch Huron River, stored in Willard's upground reservoir

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Willard's boundary: 1 hospital, 1 dialysis center, 1 nursing home, 1 fire or EMS station, 3 public schools, 1 private school, 1 library, 1 museum, 1 police station, 1 public charging site, 1 Superfund site, 5 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 9 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Hospitals (1)

  1. Mercy Health - Willard Hospital, LlcCritical access hospital · Willard
    What it is
    Critical access hospital
    Address
    1100 Neal Zick Road, Willard, OH 44890
    County
    Huron County
    Beds
    25
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    not rated
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Medicare reports it as
    Mercy Health - Willard Hospital
    Phone
    (419) 964-5000
    Medicare ID
    361310

    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.

Dialysis centers (1)

  1. Fmc - WillardDialysis · Willard
    Address
    209 Rae Court, Willard, OH 44890
    Dialysis stations
    12
    Medicare star rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    Fresenius Medical Care
    Medicare certified since
    2015-08-04
    Phone
    (419) 935-0521
    Medicare ID
    362829

    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 (1)

  1. Embassy of Willard3 of 5 stars · Willard
    Address
    370 E Howard St, Willard, OH 44890
    Certified beds
    59
    Residents on an average day
    56
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    3 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    2 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    1 fine totalling $17,655 (latest 2025-04-24)
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    EMBASSY HEALTHCARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 935-0148
    Medicare ID
    365343

    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. Willard Fire and Rescue DepartmentWillard
    Address
    425 Fort Ball Road, Willard, OH 44890
    Coordinates
    41.04294, -82.71806

    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. Willard Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Willard
    Address
    One Flashes Avenue, Willard, OH 44890
    School district
    Willard City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    576
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    37.26
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    76.3%
    Ohio building IRN
    005439
    NCES school ID
    390450901989

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

  2. Willard High School4 of 5 stars · Willard
    Address
    One Flashes Avenue, Willard, OH 44890
    School district
    Willard City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    342
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    25.37
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    75.6%
    Four-year graduation rate
    95.8%
    Ohio building IRN
    041319
    NCES school ID
    390450901994

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

  3. Willard Middle School3 of 5 stars · Willard
    Address
    One Flashes Avenue, Willard, OH 44890
    School district
    Willard City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    305
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    19.37
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    68.6%
    Ohio building IRN
    031559
    NCES school ID
    390450901992

    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)

  1. St Francis Xavier SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Willard
    Address
    25 W Perry St, Willard, OH 44890
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    125
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    8.1
    Students per teacher
    15.4321
    Phone
    (419) 935-4744
    NCES private school ID
    01061823

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.

Public libraries (1)

  1. Willard Memorial LibraryCentral library · Willard
    Address
    6 W. Emerald St., Willard, OH 44890
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Huron County Community Library
    Open
    2,756 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    13,360 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    53,924
    System's loans, FY2024
    128,765
    People the system serves
    22,945
    Phone
    (419) 933-8564

    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)

  1. Willard Area Historical SocietyHistorical society · Willard
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Willard
    Coordinates
    41.05171, -82.73263

    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)

  1. Willard Police DepartmentWillard
    Address
    631 South Myrtle Avenue, Willard, OH 44890
    Coordinates
    41.05043, -82.72568

    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 (1)

  1. HCCL STATION 1 HCCL STATION 12 Level 2 · Willard
    Address
    213 S Myrtle Ave, Willard, OH 44890
    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 ↗

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. Csx Willard Terminal Styrene ReleaseSuperfund program · Willard
    Address
    W. of N. Main St. Between W. Sandusky and Pleasant, Willard, OH 44890
    County
    Huron County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OHN000505548
    EPA registry ID
    110067036086

    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 (5)

  1. Guardian Manufacturing Company (0339030016)Toxics Release Inventory · Willard
    Address
    302 Conwell Ave., Willard, OH 44890
    County
    Huron County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
    EPA program ID
    44890BRNSW302CO
    EPA registry ID
    110000391861

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

  2. Lsc Communications LlcToxics Release Inventory · Willard
    Address
    1145 Conwell Ave, Willard, OH 44890
    County
    Huron County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
    EPA program ID
    44888RRDNN1145C
    EPA registry ID
    110000391852

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

  3. Mapa Pioneer CorpToxics Release Inventory · Willard
    Address
    512 East Tiffin Street, Willard, OH 44890
    County
    Huron County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44890MPPNR512EA
    EPA registry ID
    110000391870

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

  4. Mtd Consumer Group Inc.Toxics Release Inventory · Willard
    Address
    979 South Conwell Avenue, Willard, OH 44890
    County
    Huron County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44890MDWST979SC
    EPA registry ID
    110000825778

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

  5. Star of The West Milling CompanyToxics Release Inventory · Willard
    Address
    3510 State Route 103 E, Willard, OH 44890
    County
    Huron County County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    4489WSTRFT351ST
    EPA registry ID
    110069629094

    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 (9)

  1. Milk2024-12-21 · Willard
    Reported
    2024-12-21
    What spilled
    Milk; Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Willard, Huron County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2412EPA0002056

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

  2. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2024-09-04 · Willard
    Reported
    2024-09-04
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Largest amount reported
    100 gallons
    Where
    Willard, Huron County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2409EPA0001522

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

  3. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S) Reached water2024-08-23 · Willard
    Reported
    2024-08-23
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
    Largest amount reported
    20 gallons
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Willard, Huron County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2408EPA0001458

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

  4. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road) Reached water2024-01-18 · Willard
    Reported
    2024-01-18
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    25 gallons
    Reached a waterway
    Unnamed
    Where
    Willard, Huron County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2401EPA0000093

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

  5. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2023-11-20 · Willard
    Reported
    2023-11-20
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
    Largest amount reported
    40 gallons
    Where
    Willard, Huron County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2311EPA0001958

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

  6. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2021-06-03 · Willard
    Reported
    2021-06-03
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Where
    Willard, Huron County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2106EPA0000785

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

  7. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-05-01 · Willard
    Reported
    2021-05-01
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Willard, Huron County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2105EPA0000598

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

  8. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2021-04-25 · Willard
    Reported
    2021-04-25
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Where
    Willard, Huron County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2104EPA0000563

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

  9. Lime (Caco3)2026-08-03 · Willard
    Reported
    2026-08-03
    What spilled
    Lime (Caco3)
    Where
    Willard, Huron County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2608EPA0001412

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

ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
44890 Willard 58% Raw water pumped from the West Branch Huron River roughly 3 miles to a 215-acre, 2.3-billion-gallon upground reservoir at the Class III surface water plant on Central Ave. 4.7 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1970 Willard City · 4 stars overall 1.7% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Local government

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

Money issues on the ballot since 2020: 2 of 2 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2023-05-02 Issue: City of Willard Fire & Police Income Tax Levy 22252Passed (81.02% for), unofficial
2020-11-03 Issue: City of Willard 0.5 mill 5 yr. park & rec_3 (0.5 mills) 1,364751Passed (64.49% for)
2018-11-06 Issue: illard City 749699Passed (51.73% for)
2018-05-08 Issue: Willard City School 4661,302Failed (26.36% for)
2017-11-07 Issue: WILLARD 3-LO 175129Passed (57.57% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2023-07-20 Member of Council at Large Chuck Danhoff 698, 31.34%; Diana M. Olson 613, 27.53%; R. Alan Babcock 579, 26.0%; James Johnson 337, 15.13%
2021-11-02 Member of Council, 4th Ward Michael Elmlinger 131, 54.36%; Tara Hines 110, 45.64%
2021-11-02 Member of Council, 3rd Ward David Sattig 167, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Member of Council, 2nd Ward Jacob W. McKenzie 31, 52.54%; Charles Danhoff 28, 47.46%
2021-11-02 Member of Council, 1st Ward Joe Daniel 76, 100.0%
2019-11-05 COUNCIL AT LARGE R. Alan Babcock Jr. 414, 37.6%; James Johnson 291, 26.43%; Diana M. Olson 396, 35.97%
2019-11-05 1ST WARD COUNCIL Joe Daniel 86, 100.0%
2017-11-07 Member of Council, Ward 4 Michael J. Elmlinger 246, 100.0%
2017-11-07 Member of Council, Ward 3 David Sattig 241, 100.0%
2017-11-07 Member of Council, Ward 2 Chuck Danhoff 64, 100.0%

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

Auditor of State record

The county

Huron County: 10 ZIP codes, 30 cities, villages and townships, 60,416 people.

Nearby places

Greenfield Township, Huron County Norwich Township, Huron County New Haven Township, Huron County Richmond Township, Huron County Ripley Township, Huron County Peru Township, Huron County Bronson Township, Huron County

Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on Willard, day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
1.92 in
2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
rain so far in 2026
39.3 in
3.9 in above normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
20.3 in
a normal year brings 34.0 in
a normal year
41.6 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.92 — 29
September 2026 4.78 — 30
August 2026 5.15 — 31
July 2026 3.82 — 31
June 2026 4.03 — 30
May 2026 6.21 — 31
April 2026 7.67 — 30
March 2026 3.82 0.3 31
February 2026 0.61 3.7 28
January 2026 1.32 16.3 31
December 2025 2.40 7.9 31
November 2025 1.46 1.3 30
On the record, 1893–2026
Wettest year2011 — 56.2 in
Driest year1963 — 23.7 in
Snowiest year1910 — 70.8 in
Wettest day on record21 August 2007 — 5.40 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day12 December 1944 — 11.43 in
Deepest snow on the ground27 March 1896 — 19.02 in

Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside Willard, 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.

48,388 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 Willard: 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
17
those placed on the map inside Willard
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Hazardous waste8
State water loans4
Air pollution3
Voluntary cleanup1
Wastewater and stormwater discharge1
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
CSX TRANSPORTATION INC - WILLARD YARD Air pollution permit
MTD CONSUMER GROUP INC Air pollution permit
MTD CONSUMER GROUP INC Air pollution permit
SPRING WILLARD AMRP Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
MTD CONSUMER GROUP INC Hazardous waste inspection
MTD CONSUMER GROUP INC Hazardous waste inspection
LSC COMMUNICATIONS INC Air pollution inspection
LSC COMMUNICATIONS INC Air pollution permit
CALIBER COLLISION CENTER #2672 Hazardous waste compliance letter
LSC COMMUNICATIONS INC Air pollution permit
SPRING WILLARD AMRP Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
LSC COMMUNICATIONS INC Air pollution inspection
LSC COMMUNICATIONS INC Air pollution permit
WILLARD CITY PWS State water loans
WILLARD CITY PWS State water loans
WILLARD CITY PWS State water loans
LSC COMMUNICATIONS INC Air pollution permit
WILLARD CITY PWS State water loans
WILLARD CITY PWS State water loans
WILLARD CITY PWS State water loans
WILLARD CITY PWS State water loans
WILLARD CITY PWS State water loans
LSC COMMUNICATIONS INC Air pollution inspection
WILLARD CITY PWS State water loans
WILLARD CITY 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 Willard, Ohio in?

Willard is a city in Huron County, Ohio, with 6,215 residents.

When was Willard, Ohio founded?

Willard was settled 1874 (railroad settlement founded as 'Chicago'); laid out 1874; incorporated 1882 (as Chicago Junction); 1960 (as a city, under the name Willard). Founders on record: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, at the junction of its line with the Sandusky, Mansfield and Newark Railroad. Source

How did Willard, Ohio get its name?

The settlement was first called Chicago for the direction its rail junction pointed traffic, then Chicago Junction to distinguish it from Chicago, Illinois -- a fix that created its own problem, since 'Junction' would not fit on station name boards. Source

What ZIP code is Willard, Ohio?

Most of Willard is in ZIP code 44890.

Where does Willard, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Willard (Willard City): Raw water pumped from the West Branch Huron River roughly 3 miles to a 215-acre, 2.3-billion-gallon upground reservoir at the Class III surface water plant on Central Ave.

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