

Eventually a new jail was authorized by the commissioners and built in the 1870s. The first county jail was a log structure that sat on the south side of East Center street, in the rear of the courthouse. In 1849, a county infirmary was authorized. Eventually, a new dedicated courthouse would be built in Marysville on January 27, 1883, which is also presently in use. Between 18, a courthouse was constructed. The first recorded meeting of the commissioners was in 1820. Cuthbertson, who named the town after his daughter Mary, along the small waterway of Mill Creek.Īfter the organization of the county by the Ohio Legislature, Marysville was designated as the seat of Union County. Marysville was founded in 1819 by Samuel W. One of the original surveyors of the area was James Galloway, Jr., who first visited in 1805. Marysville was originally part of Northwest Territory, and then became part of the Virginia Military District within that territory, and eventually became part of the state of Ohio.

In December 2008, the city was designated as a "Preserve America Community" by First Lady Laura Bush. Marysville's longtime slogan is "Where the Grass is Greener".

The population was 22,094 at the 2010 census, a 38.59% increase from 2000. Marysville is a city in and the county seat of Union County, Ohio, United States, approximately 27 miles (44 km) northwest of Columbus.
