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Rockford is a village in Mercer County, Ohio, located on the St. Marys River about 12 miles northwest of Celina, and it carries the motto "Oldest Village in Mercer County."

Rockford was founded in 1815 by French-Indian trader Anthony Madore and was originally named Shanesville, after trader Anthony Shane, born Antoine Chene.

On June 23, 1820, Shane filed the plat for Shanesville, comprising 42 lots on the south side of the river; the town was later renamed Shane's Crossing and finally Rockford by decree of the Post Office Department.

During the War of 1812, General William Henry Harrison camped at the Rockford site with 200 mounted Ohio volunteers and 800 foot soldiers while en route to fight the British and their Native allies.

The high ground beside the St. Marys River at Rockford had been used as a camping ground and village site by Native American tribes long before European settlement.

The population of Rockford was 1,051 at the 2020 census, compared with 1,120 people at the 2010 census, and about 75.9% of its residents are homeowners.

Rockford covers 0.84 square miles in western Ohio and is home to the Shanes Crossing Historical Society museum, which preserves the village's frontier history.

Rockford is a State of Ohio certified Enterprise Zone and sits at the junction of U.S. Route 33 and State Route 118.