Perrysville is a village in Ashland County, Ohio, United States.

[5] The present name honors Oliver Hazard Perry, remembered for leading American forces in a decisive naval victory at the Battle of Lake Erie.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.79 square miles (2.05 km2), all land.

The Black Fork of the Mohican River passes the southwestern edge of the village.

Perrysville is roughly 30 miles from the cities of Mansfield, Ashland, Wooster, and Mt.

Nearby attractions include Mohican Forest, Pleasant Hill Lake, Malabar Farm, and St. Gregory Palamas Monastery.

The geography of the area, especially the multiple branches forming the Mohican River, make Perrysville and neighboring Loudonville premier locations for camping, canoeing, and eco-tourism.

[12] Public schooling in Perrysville began in 1816 with the construction of the first schoolhouse, taught by Asa Brown on what was then a farm.

For the previous two years, education had been offered in private homes by Betsy Rice Coulter and then by William Maxwell Adolphus Johnson.

This school, located in what is now a Presbyterian church, taught a class of 45 enrolled students, although only 11 attended.

The school colors were red and white and the mascot was an Admiral in honor of the town's namesake, Oliver Hazard Perry.

The current Perrysville Junior High School served as the home of grades K-12.

Perrysville School District competed in a variety of varsity sports, including football, with the mascot of "The Admirals", an homage to the town's namesake Commodore Perry.