6268 TUSCARAWAS ROAD
INDUSTRY, PA 15052-1924
TELEPHONE: 724-643-1920
FAX: 724-643-4838
On behalf of the Ohioville Borough Council, Mayor and employees of Ohioville Borough, welcome to our web site. This web site has been created to provide residents and visitors alike a source for information pertaining to Ohioville Borough.
OHIOVILLE BOROUGH
6268 TUSCARAWAS ROAD
INDUSTRY PA 15052
PHONE: 724-643-1920
FAX: 724-643-4838
Ohioville Township was formed in 1805 from parts of South Beaver Township. The region had, in years past, been home to numerous tribes of Native Americans, most notably the Archaic and Woodland Epoch, of Iroquionian extraction. Prior to William Penn's arrival in the region, the Iroquios tribe of the Five Nations used the region for hunting.
Originally known as Ohio Township, the borough was once home to a ferry run by Maryland native Thomas Smith. This ferry transported passengers from the north side of the Ohio to the south, and back again. Near the ferry, a spring of "bituminous oil" arose that would play a crucial role in the township's development. At one time there were also several Indian pictographs. (These are currently underwater.) Blackhawk village was a small community on the South Beaver Township line. Its first post office was established sometime after 1837. Even earlier, the New Salem United Presbyterian Church was established circa 1798, around the same time as Big Beaver's Mount Pleasant Church. In 1811, Four Mile United Presbyterian Church was founded. Located on Tuscarawas Road (whose name derives from the old Tuscarora hunting trail), the church was originally named Four Mile Square Church. In 1816, Ohioville lost some of its territory to Brighton Township. With the establishment of Glasgow Borough (1854) and Industry Township (1856), and Midland (1906) even more land was lost. Finally, in 1960, Ohio Township was incorporated as Ohioville Borough. Ohioville is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, The population was 3,759 at the 2000 census and encompasses 23.4 square miles.Ohioville is governed by a seven member council and Mayor. General meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of every month at the Borough annex building at 7:30 PM.
We invite you to visit the pages on our web site for information on other Borough departments and happenings.
Richard B. Decker Jr., Councilman
