Town file
Willard, Ohio
Willard, Ohio (Huron County, Ohio) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 632, "Lawnmower Man - Willard, Ohio - SPECIAL GUEST: WILL FORTE!!" (19 September 2025).
- Town
- Willard
- County
- Huron County
- State
- Ohio
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 632
- Approximate location
- 41.052, -82.724
Episode 632 / 19 September 2025 / 72 min / express
Lawnmower Man - Willard, Ohio - SPECIAL GUEST: WILL FORTE!!
"We are going to Ohio this week, to Willard, Ohio." about 0:06:05
The case: Murder of Linda Louise Ciotto (July 28, 2015). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2025
- Population
- 6,204
- Median household income
- $46,679
- Median home value
- $124,800
History, in brief
- Originally named Chicago, after the junction of the Baltimore and Ohio railroads line to Sandusky. about 0:08:05
- Renamed Chicago Junction, but the word junction did not fit on the station boards. about 0:08:37
- Renamed Willard in 1917 after Daniel Willard, president of the B&O Railroad. about 0:08:46
- The town dates its 150 years to 1874 and celebrated its sesquicentennial in 2024. about 0:13:05
- Motto: the city of blossoms. about 0:07:36
The reviews read out
5 stars
"The town is large enough to offer grocery stores, pharmacies, a bowling alley, a new hospital and a new school, but small enough to give a safe and homely atmosphere."about 0:09:28
3 stars
"A small-feeling town where everyone knows everyone, the sports are tight together, and the fast food and Mexican food are good."about 0:09:56
3 stars
"A great small town with several industrial areas, a good school system and clean streets; the only bad thing is the drug problem, which needs to change."about 0:10:39
3 stars
"Ohio is very cold and the reviewer did not like living there; people were extremely nice but practically everyone smokes, the snow is beautiful, summers are nice, and the best thing is the family kind of love everyone shows you."about 0:11:17
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Montville Township, Ohio46 miles
- Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio62 miles
- Coventry Township, Ohio62 miles
- Beach City, Ohio66 miles
- Hudson, Ohio68 miles
- North Canton, Ohio70 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.