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Perrysville is a village in Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 729 at the 2020 census. == History == The area was first permanently settled in 1810, but the village was not laid out until 1812. One of the settlers, Judge Coulter, picked the most beautiful spot for a village with the intentions of laying out a village, and although he had no name planned his neighbors jokingly called it "Coulterville." Perrysville was originally called Freeport, and under the latter name was laid out in 1815. The present name honors Oliver Hazard Perry, remembered for leading American forces in a decisive naval victory at the Battle of Lake Erie. A post office called Perryville was established in 1820, and the name was changed to Perrysville in 1883. == Geography == Perrysville is located along the Black Fork of the Mohican River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.79 square miles (2.05 km2), all land. The village is the third largest municipality in the county after Ashland and Loudonville. The Black Fork of the Mohican River passes the southwestern edge of the village.