Magnolia is a village in Carroll and Stark counties in the U.S. state of Ohio.

In 1834 Richard Elson and John W. Smith laid out the village of Magnolia in Sandy Township.

In 1836, Isaac Miller platted the village of Downingville in Rose Township.

Downingville was named after the Downes family, early pioneers that came over from Ireland and England.

[5] The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District constructed the Magnolia Levee[6] to protect the town from Bolivar Dam.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.87 square miles (2.25 km2), all land.

26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Students attend the Sandy Valley Local School District.