Not so very long ago, the rolling green hills that surround the village of Seville were a favored hunting ground of the Delaware Indians. In 1816, Henry Hosmer, far from his native New England, traded two caskets of gunpowder to the Delaware for a house. It was not long before the natural beauty and fertility of the land lured other hardy pioneer families from their perilous westward trek to settle in what would later become one of the most picturesque villages in Medina County.

These early families worked together to carve a life from what was then the wildest of wildernesses, pooling their strengths and resources to build homes, clear land and to provide such basic necessities as a water supply for fighting fires and sidewalks for the growing community. In 1853, the settlement was incorporated into a village and officially given the rather exotic name that it holds today. Local legend has it that the name was suggested by the famed writer and traveler Washington Irving during his stay at the Historic Seville Inn because the beauty of the area reminded him of the hills of Spain.

Today, the village bears many reminders of its past. A visitor wandering through the peaceful tree shaded rows of Mound Hill Cemetery can see graves dating back to Seville's earliest days. The final resting place of veterans of the Revolutionary War through the battles of this century, the Mound itself is thought by many to be one of Ohio's ancient Indian burial mounds. Also buried at Mound Hill are Captain and Mrs. Bates, remembered as the Giants of Seville. Anyone wishing to know more of these early citizens will enjoy a visitor to the Historical Society's museum located on Main Street.

Some of Seville's historical Sites include...
Seville Inn, Established 1823
Mound Hill Cemetery, Established 1824
Calvin Cahpin Homestead, Established 1836
Hulbert Homestead, Established 1835