Local events in Allen Township, Hancock County
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How Allen Township, Hancock County began
Allen Township, on the county's northern border, was organized June 3, 1850, the last township formed in Hancock County, from parts of Cass and Portage townships, and was named for Ethan Allen of Revolutionary fame. John Gardner made the first land entry in 1826, and Nathan Frakes and a settler named Miller made the first settlement near present-day Van Buren in 1827 or 1828. The 1881 county history notes that the Trout family, traveling to the township in 1828, stopped one night with a widow Walker on the Wyandot Reserve near Upper Sandusky. The township contains the village of Van Buren, the unincorporated community of Mortimer and part of the city of Findlay.
Settled 1826 (first land entry, John Gardner), incorporated township organized June 3, 1850, by Hancock County commissioners, dividing Cass and Portage townships.
Where the name comes from
The township was 'named in honor of Ethan Allen, of Revolutionary fame,' according to the 1881 county history, referring to the Revolutionary War Green Mountain Boys leader.
Before the town
Allen Township has no recorded Native village. Spayth's 1903 county history lists, among the surviving mounds of the county, 'a very distinct mound' on Section 18 of Allen Township, and says that mounds opened in other townships held human remains and flint points; nothing is said of the Allen mound beyond its existence. The 1881 county history mentions that the Trout family, travelling in 1828, stopped for a night with a widow Walker on the Wyandot Reserve near Upper Sandusky and followed the Indian trail by the Big Spring; both places lie outside the township. The land passed to the United States by the Treaty of the Maumee Rapids (1817).
Nations recorded here: Wyandot.
- Mound on Section 18, Allen Township (mound) — Section 18, Allen Township, near Van Buren, prehistoric, undated (archive.org)
Timeline
- — John Gardner makes the first land entry in what would become Allen Township.
- — Nathan Frakes and a settler named Miller establish the first permanent settlement near present-day Van Buren.
- — Isaac Miller, the township's second pioneer, buys the Gardner-Frakes tract on Section 13 in the fall and dies there in early 1830; his family soon leaves the county.
- — John Trout enters land on Section 13 on September 1; his family reaches the settlement on the Middle Branch of the Portage River in December, though his sons later dated the move to 1828.
- — A large party of settlers arrives, among them John Barnd, George and Michael Ensminger, Charles Baker, Hugh Gilchrist and Peter Hockenberry.
- — The township's first election is held, with only eleven votes cast; the same year a massive poplar bee tree yields sixteen gallons of honey.
- — George Ensminger and John Trout lay out Van Buren, fifty-eight lots in the form of a cross around a public square; the plat is acknowledged December 28 and recorded January 14, 1834.
- — The first schoolhouse is built, a round-log building with greased-paper windows on the Peter Whetstone farm; a Van Buren post office is thought to date from about the same year.
- — Allen is organized with 869 people; later counts are 1,009 in 1860, 969 in 1870 and 1,025 in 1880.
- — A Baptist church is organized at Van Buren; the township's first church had been built there by the Presbyterians under Rev. George Van Emon.
- — Van Buren is incorporated; Spayth gives March 5, the 1881 county history says June on a petition of thirty citizens, with Daniel Frick as first mayor.
- — Silverwood, called Stuartville, is platted in March on the New York, Chicago & St. Louis line and a Mortimer post office opens in May, with James Huntington as postmaster.
- — The census counts 2,754 people in Allen Township.
Stories
The last township, and a bee tree
Allen Township was slow to organize even by the standards of a county still being carved up: settlers had been on the land since 1826, but the township itself was not formally created until June 3, 1850, the final one of Hancock County's seventeen townships. The 1881 county history's account of its early years is a mix of hardship and small wonder — the deaths of John Gilchrist and his young son when a tree fell during a nighttime hunting trip sit alongside the discovery, in October 1833, of a massive poplar bee tree that yielded sixteen gallons of honey. Only eleven votes were cast in the township's first election that same year, a measure of how sparse the population still was two decades after the first land claims went in.
A windfall called the Wildcat Thicket
When the first settlers built their cabins in Allen Township the forest was unbroken except for one strip, the Wildcat Thicket, which ran across the township from west to east. The 1886 county history says the timber there had evidently been blown down by a hurricane from the west long before white settlement, and brush and vines grew over the fallen trunks like a network of defense. Wild animals took refuge in it, and the pioneer John Barnd later told the county historian that it was so thickly grown that he could hardly pass through it, though game was plentiful elsewhere. Drainage and the clearing of the dead timber eventually reclaimed most of the tract, which had been low and wet. Barnd himself killed forty-five deer in his second year in the township, and in 1850 he became its first justice of the peace, an office he held until 1880.
The Trouts come to Van Buren
George W. Trout read a paper to the county Pioneer Association describing how his father John Trout left Somerset, Perry County, on November 12 and brought the family toward Hancock County. They spent a night at the house of a widow Walker on the Wyandot Reserve, crossed the Tymochtee and cut their way back by the Indian trail and the Big Spring, forded the Blanchard at Ashery Ford with water running into the wagon box, and slept in the woods when no settlement could be reached. Findlay then had sixteen buildings, and the family crossed the river in a pirogue. Wagons stuck in the mud three miles short of their destination, and the cabin on the hill was reached on the evening of December 15. The 1881 history places the move in 1828; the 1886 history, noting that Trout's first land entry is dated September 1829, concludes that he arrived in December 1829. Miller, Bryan and Frakes lived half a mile to the west, and the nearest neighbour to the east, a Mr. Wade, was eighteen miles away.
Local history sources: ohiogenealogyexpress.com · en.wikipedia.org · ohiogenealogyexpress.com · archive.org
Water
Mostly private wells The water here
- Findlay City100% of residentsFindlay's two upground reservoirs, filled by pumping from the Blanchard River
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Allen Township, Hancock County's boundary: 1 fire or EMS station, 4 power plants, 1 high-hazard dam, 3 public schools, 1 public charging site, 1 Superfund site, 3 Toxics Release Inventory facilities, 1 station or terminal and 11 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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Allen Township Volunteer Fire Department Station 2Van Buren
- Address
- 12829 State Highway 613, Van Buren, OH 45889
- Coordinates
- 41.14246, -83.63472
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.
Power plants (4)
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Findlay Wind FarmWind · 3 MW
- Capacity
- 3 MW
- Main source
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- Findlay Wind Farm
- Sector
- Industrial Non-CHP
- Where
- Findlay, Hancock County
- Generating units
- 1
- Built
- 2015
- EIA plant code
- 60015
EIA plant page ↗ EIA-860 (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Valfilm Wind ProjectWind · 3 MW
- Capacity
- 3 MW
- Main source
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- OEE XXV LLC
- Sector
- Industrial Non-CHP
- Where
- Findlay, Hancock County
- Generating units
- 2
- Built
- 2018
- EIA plant code
- 61356
EIA plant page ↗ EIA-860 (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Zephyr WindWind · 4 MW
- Capacity
- 4 MW
- Main source
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- OEE XIX, LLC
- Sector
- Industrial Non-CHP
- Where
- Findlay, Hancock County
- Generating units
- 3
- Built
- 2015
- EIA plant code
- 60128
EIA plant page ↗ EIA-860 (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Zephyr Wind Project - 2.0Wind · 4 MW
- Capacity
- 4 MW
- Main source
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- OEE XXX LLC
- Sector
- Industrial Non-CHP
- Where
- Findlay, Hancock County
- Generating units
- 3
- Built
- 2020
- EIA plant code
- 62653
EIA plant page ↗ EIA-860 (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EIA-860 power plant inventory via HIFLD (February 2025), with plant codes, units and years from EIA-860 2025.
High-hazard dams (1)
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North Baltimore Ug Res No. 1 & 2Rocky Ford Creek - Offstream · condition: satisfactory
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Satisfactory (assessed 12/05/2019)
- River or stream
- Rocky Ford Creek - Offstream
- Purpose
- Water Supply;Recreation
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 24 ft
- Storage
- 1,228 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1969
- Owner type
- Local Government
- County
- Wood County
- Nearest town (NID)
- North Baltimore
- Last inspection
- 12/12/2024
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH00777
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, August 2026. "High hazard" rates what a failure would cost downstream, not how likely one is; the condition is the state's assessment.
Public schools (3)
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Van Buren Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Van Buren
- Address
- 301 S Main St, Van Buren, OH 45889
- School district
- Van Buren Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 487
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 31
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 86.6%
- Ohio building IRN
- 038208
- NCES school ID
- 391000102899
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Van Buren High School4 of 5 stars · Van Buren
- Address
- 217 S Main St, Van Buren, OH 45889
- School district
- Van Buren Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 316
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 22
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 83.9%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 98.7%
- Ohio building IRN
- 038232
- NCES school ID
- 391000102900
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Van Buren Middle School4.5 of 5 stars · Van Buren
- Address
- 217 S Main St, Van Buren, OH 45889
- School district
- Van Buren Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 241
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 13
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 86.7%
- Ohio building IRN
- 137455
- NCES school ID
- 391000103509
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.
Public EV charging (1)
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Pilot Travel Center 360 DC fast4 DC fast · Findlay
- Address
- 11471 State Route 613W, Findlay, OH 45840
- Ports
- 4 DC fast
- Plugs
- CCS
- Network
- eVgo Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 877-455-3833
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list (May 2026), public and open stations, the posts at one address counted as one site.
Superfund sites (1)
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Fenburg DumpSuperfund program · Findlay
- Address
- 3Mi S of Twp 107 W of Twp 142, Findlay, OH 45840
- County
- Hancock County
- Status
- Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
- EPA program ID
- OHD980792295
- EPA registry ID
- 110071812567
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Superfund (SEMS) and National Priorities List sites. Many program sites were assessed and needed no cleanup.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (3)
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Austin Powder CoToxics Release Inventory · Findlay
- Address
- 3518 Twp Rd, Findlay, OH 45840
- County
- Hancock County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (***unchanged***)
- EPA program ID
- 4584WSTNPW3518T
- EPA registry ID
- 110006250742
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Ball Metal Beverage Container Corporation (0332000023)Toxics Release Inventory · Findlay
- Address
- 12340 Township Rd. 99 E., Findlay, OH 45840
- County
- Hancock County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45840BLLPC12340
- EPA registry ID
- 110000497052
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Whirlpool Findlay Operations (0332010170)Toxics Release Inventory · Findlay
- Address
- 4901 North Main Street, Findlay, OH 45840
- County
- Hancock County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45840WHRLP4901N
- EPA registry ID
- 110000395705
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.
Stations and terminals (1)
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11471 State Rte 613 WIntercity bus stop · Greyhound Lines
- What it is
- Intercity bus stop
- Operator
- Greyhound Lines
- City
- Findlay
- Coordinates
- 41.13590, -83.66000
BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database and National Transit Map (2025). Bus stops are counted on the card and drawn on the full map.
Spills reported since 2021 (11)
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-11-12 · Allen Twp
- Reported
- 2025-11-12
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road); Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
- Largest amount reported
- 30 gallons
- Where
- Allen Twp, Hancock County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2511EPA0001853
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-07-08 · Allen Twp
- Reported
- 2025-07-08
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Where
- Allen Twp, Hancock County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2507EPA0001128
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-03-03 · Allen Twp
- Reported
- 2025-03-03
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 50 gallons
- Where
- Allen Twp, Hancock County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2503EPA0000287
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-02-27 · Allen Twp
- Reported
- 2025-02-27
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 1 gallons
- Where
- Allen Twp, Hancock County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2502EPA0000268
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-02-14 · Allen Twp
- Reported
- 2025-02-14
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 25 gallons
- Where
- Allen Twp, Hancock County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2502EPA0000197
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon2025-01-31 · Allen Twp
- Reported
- 2025-01-31
- What spilled
- Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
- Where
- Allen Twp, Hancock County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2501EPA0000130
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)2024-02-29 · Allen Twp
- Reported
- 2024-02-29
- What spilled
- Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos); Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
- Where
- Allen Twp, Hancock County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2402EPA0000311
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-09-28 · Allen Twp
- Reported
- 2023-09-28
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 30 gallons
- Where
- Allen Twp, Hancock County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2309EPA0001694
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-12-24 · Allen Twp
- Reported
- 2022-12-24
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Where
- Allen Twp, Hancock County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2212EPA0001907
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-04-13 · Allen Twp
- Reported
- 2022-04-13
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 50 gallons
- Where
- Allen Twp, Hancock County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2204EPA0000507
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)2026-06-01 · Allen Twp
- Reported
- 2026-06-01
- What spilled
- Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
- Where
- Allen Twp, Hancock County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2606EPA0000956
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Allen Township, Hancock County, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
| ZIP | Share | Water | Radon | Home value | Schools | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45889 Allen Township and Van Buren | 51% | Mostly private wells | 4.5 pCi/L average radon | Parcel list only | Van Buren Local · 4 stars overall | 4.7% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 45840 Findlay | 3% | Blanchard River, pumped into the two Findlay upground reservoirs east of the city in Marion Township (with a direct river intake as backup) | 3.9 pCi/L average radon | Parcel list only | Findlay City · 3 stars overall | 9.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Allen Township, Hancock County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Who holds office
| Office | Name | Party | Term ends | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trustee | Milford Smith | 419-408-0704 | ||
| Trustee | Kevin Flanagan | 419-299-3705 | ||
| Trustee | Roger Clark | 419-306-1997 | ||
| Fiscal Officer | Mark Schimmoeller | 419-701-1256 |
Roster as of 2026 edition (Directory of Officials): county board of elections.
Money issues on the ballot since 2020: 2 of 2 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Issue: Allen Township Tax Levy | 324 | 161 | Passed (66.8% for) |
| 2020-03-17 | Issue: 1 Allen Township Tax Levy | 906 | 167 | Passed (84.44% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Trustee | Kevin P. Flanagan 395, 55.17%; Milford E. Smith, Jr. 321, 44.83% |
| 2023-11-07 | Trustee | Roger A. Clark 570, 57.93%; Steve Webb 414, 42.07% |
| 2023-11-07 | Fiscal Officer | Mark J. Schimmoeller 997, 100.0% |
| 2021-11-02 | Trustee | Kevin P. Flanagan 585, 55.29%; Milford E. Smith, Jr. 473, 44.71% |
| 2019-11-05 | Trustee | Michael L. Stacy 646, 100.0% |
| 2019-11-05 | Fiscal Officer | Mark J. Schimmoeller 638, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Agreed Upon Procedures, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-06-24
The county
Hancock County: 12 ZIP codes, 26 cities, villages and townships, 68,477 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Allen Township, Ohio in?
Allen Township, Hancock County is a township in Hancock County, Ohio, with 2,251 residents.
When was Allen Township, Ohio founded?
Allen Township, Hancock County was settled 1826 (first land entry, John Gardner); incorporated township organized June 3, 1850. Founders on record: Hancock County commissioners, dividing Cass and Portage townships. Source
How did Allen Township, Ohio get its name?
The township was 'named in honor of Ethan Allen, of Revolutionary fame,' according to the 1881 county history, referring to the Revolutionary War Green Mountain Boys leader. Source
What ZIP code is Allen Township, Ohio?
Allen Township, Hancock County is served by ZIP codes 45889 and 45840; 45889 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Allen Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Allen Township, Hancock County (Findlay City): Mostly private wells.
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