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How Cambridge Township, Guernsey County began
Cambridge Township, which surrounds the county seat, was one of Guernsey County's five original townships and dates its history from April 23, 1810; it gained the south row of Wheeling Township's sections in 1819. The 1911 county history names a Mr. Graham, who settled here in 1798, as the first white resident of the county; his was then the only dwelling between Wheeling and Zanesville. Wills Creek winds north to south through the township's five-by-seven-mile area with two large oxbow bends above the city, and the National Road and the two railroads cross here. By 1911 coal mining was its main industry outside the city, alongside farming and stock raising.
Settled 1798 (a Mr. Graham, the first white man to settle in the county), platted June 2, 1806 (town of Cambridge, by Jacob Gomber and Zaccheus A. Beatty), incorporated April 23, 1810, as an original township, by organized with Guernsey County.
Where the name comes from
Named for the city of Cambridge at its center; the township is the only one of that name in Ohio.
Before the town
In 1791 or 1792 a party of seven frontiersmen returning from a horse raid on the Native towns near the headwaters of the Sandusky and Muskingum camped on Wills Creek not far from the future site of Cambridge, where a war party attacked them before dawn and killed three; Howe's Historical Collections gives the account from John McDonald, and names neither the nation nor the exact spot.
Nations recorded here: Lenape (Delaware), Shawnee, Mingo (Seneca-Cayuga).
- Attack on the Whetzel horse-raiding party (battle) — on Wills Creek, not far from the later site of Cambridge, 1791 or 1792 (archive.org)
Timeline
- — A war party attacked seven frontiersmen, including John Whetzel, camped with stolen horses on Wills Creek near the future site of Cambridge, killing Mr. Linn, Thomas Biggs and Joseph Hedges; Howe dates it 1791 or 1792.
- — A ferry was established at Wills Creek where Zane's Trace crossed it, at the site that became the city of Cambridge within the township.
- — A Mr. Graham settled in what became Cambridge Township, the first white man to live in the county; his was then the only dwelling between Wheeling and Zanesville.
- — John Beatty came from Loudoun County, Virginia, in April with his wife, two sons and three daughters; he later occupied the first house built on the Cambridge town plat.
- — Jacob Gomber and Zaccheus A. Beatty made the original plat of Cambridge on June 2.
- — Cambridge Township was organized as Guernsey County was formed.
- — On April 8 the county commissioners added the south row of sections in Wheeling Township to Cambridge Township.
- — Howe's census table gives Cambridge Township 2,033 residents in 1840 and 4,665 in 1880.
- — The Broom-Braden Stone House, a stone farmhouse north of Cambridge at what is now 66715 Reed Road, was listed on the National Register on July 18.
Stories
A township built around its county seat
Unlike most Ohio townships, Cambridge Township's history is inseparable from the city at its heart. When Guernsey County organized in 1810, the township and the town of Cambridge (already a decade-old ferry crossing on Zane's Trace) were laid out together, and the township took the town's name rather than the other way around. Away from the city itself, the township remained farmland, its most visible historic landmark today being the Broom-Braden Stone House, a stone farmhouse north of Cambridge on Reed Road that was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
The fight on Wills Creek
In 1791 or 1792, according to John McDonald's account printed by Henry Howe, seven men from the Virginia side of the Ohio, among them John Whetzel, William McCullough, John Hough, Thomas Biggs, Joseph Hedges, Kinzie Dickerson and a Mr. Linn, crossed into the Ohio country to take horses from the Native towns near the headwaters of the Sandusky and Muskingum. They started home with fifteen horses and on the second evening reached Wills Creek, not far from where Cambridge now stands, and camped there because Linn had fallen ill. Before daybreak the guard noticed the stream had turned muddy, but the men decided raccoons had stirred it. A war party had in fact come down the creek bed, and it fired into the camp, killing Linn, Biggs and Hedges. The four survivors reached Wheeling without arms or provisions, and Captain John McCullough led a party back to bury the dead.
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · ohiogenealogy.org · archive.org · archive.org · archive.org · ohiogenealogyexpress.com · archive.org · archive.org
Historic places
1 place in Cambridge Township, Guernsey County on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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Broom-Braden Stone HouseBuilding · Cambridge · listed 1980
- Address
- N of Cambridge at 66715 Reed Rd.
- Where
- Cambridge, Guernsey County · ZIP 43725
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1980
- NRIS reference number
- 80003032
- Coordinates
- 40.07020, -81.55851
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.
Water
Wills Creek, impounded in the Cambridge (Wills Creek) Reservoir northwest of the city, with a supplemental direct Wills Creek intake The water here
- Cambridge, City Of89% of residentsWills Creek via Cambridge Reservoir + Wills Creek direct intake
- Byesville4% of residentslocal wells (mine-pool/groundwater under influence of surface water)
- Western Guernsey Regional Water District4% of residentsWills Creek via Cambridge Reservoir + Wills Creek direct intake
- Guernsey Co. Water Dept.3% of residentsWills Creek via Cambridge Reservoir + Wills Creek direct intake
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Cambridge Township, Guernsey County's boundary: 1 nursing home, 2 poor-rated bridges, 2 libraries, 1 museum, 1 public charging site, 1 shale or injection well, 1 Toxics Release Inventory facility and 19 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Nursing homes (1)
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Altercare Cambridge Inc.4 of 5 stars · Cambridge
- Address
- 66731 Old Twenty-One Road, Cambridge, OH 43725
- Certified beds
- 50
- Residents on an average day
- 46
- Medicare overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 3 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 3 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 5 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- ALTERCARE
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (740) 432-7717
- Medicare ID
- 366128
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5.
Bridges rated poor (2)
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County Rd 33 over Crosses Over Wills CreekPoor · built 1992
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1992
- Length
- 38 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 1,112
- Coordinates
- 40.05491, -81.58885
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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County Rd 35 over Leatherwood CreekPoor · built 1965
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1965
- Length
- 46 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 6,684
- Coordinates
- 40.02109, -81.56587
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025. "Poor" means one major part rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale; it calls for repair, not closing, unless the state posts or closes the bridge.
Public libraries (2)
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Crossroads Branch LibraryBranch · Cambridge
- Address
- 63500 Byesville Rd, Cambridge, OH 43725
- What it is
- Branch
- Library system
- Guernsey County District Public Library
- Open
- 2,808 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 18,000 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 84,864
- System's loans, FY2024
- 251,086
- People the system serves
- 38,438
- Phone
- (740) 432-7536
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Guernsey County District Public Library BsBookmobile stop · Cambridge
- Address
- 63500 Byesville Rd, Cambridge, OH 43725
- What it is
- Bookmobile stop
- Library system
- Guernsey County District Public Library
- Open
- 468 hours a year, 52 weeks
- System's visits, FY2024
- 84,864
- System's loans, FY2024
- 251,086
- People the system serves
- 38,438
- Phone
- (740) 432-7536
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (1)
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Degenhart Paperweight & Glass MuseumMuseum · Cambridge
- What it is
- Museum
- City
- Cambridge
- Coordinates
- 40.04874, -81.56606
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.
Public EV charging (1)
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CDCTRAILHEAD GREAT GUERNSEY12 Level 2 · Cambridge
- Address
- 63500 Corduroy Rd, Cambridge, OH 43725
- Ports
- 2 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- ChargePoint Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 888-758-4389
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.
Shale and injection wells (1)
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Sos-D (Swiw #12) 1 InjectionInjection well (Class II)
- What it is
- Injection well (Class II)
- Operator
- Silcor Oilfield Services Inc
- County
- Guernsey County
- API well number
- 34059242020000
- Coordinates
- 39.99369, -81.57282
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources well inventory (September 2026): drilled Utica, Marcellus and horizontal wells and Class II injection wells not plugged. Older vertical wells are on the full map.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (1)
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Tenneco CorporationToxics Release Inventory · Cambridge
- Address
- 6420 Glenn Hwy. Rd., Cambridge, OH 43725
- County
- Guernsey County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43725CHMPN6420G
- EPA registry ID
- 110000384520
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.
Spills reported since 2021 (19)
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Milk2025-08-07 · Cambridge Twp
- Reported
- 2025-08-07
- What spilled
- Milk
- Where
- Cambridge Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2508EPA0001336
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Undetermined / Other2024-12-04 · Cambridge Twp
- Reported
- 2024-12-04
- What spilled
- Material Undetermined / Other
- Where
- Cambridge Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2412EPA0001970
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2024-04-04 · Cambridge Twp
- Reported
- 2024-04-04
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road); Antifreeze Vehicle Cooling; Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
- Where
- Cambridge Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2404EPA0000534
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2024-03-19 · Cambridge Twp
- Reported
- 2024-03-19
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Where
- Cambridge Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2403EPA0000427
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-10-27 · Cambridge Twp
- Reported
- 2023-10-27
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Where
- Cambridge Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2310EPA0001841
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-06-29 · Cambridge Twp
- Reported
- 2023-06-29
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Where
- Cambridge Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2306EPA0001068
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material White2023-06-19 · Cambridge Twp
- Reported
- 2023-06-19
- What spilled
- Material White
- Where
- Cambridge Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2306EPA0001012
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sewage Human2023-02-28 · Cambridge Twp
- Reported
- 2023-02-28
- What spilled
- Sewage Human
- Where
- Cambridge Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2302EPA0000308
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S) Reached water2023-01-03 · Cambridge Twp
- Reported
- 2023-01-03
- What spilled
- Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
- Reached a waterway
- Unnamed
- Where
- Cambridge Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2301EPA0000006
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Brine Oil And Gas Related2022-11-20 · Cambridge Twp
- Reported
- 2022-11-20
- What spilled
- Brine Oil And Gas Related
- Largest amount reported
- 4,158 gallons
- Where
- Cambridge Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2211EPA0001724
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-07-02 · Cambridge Twp
- Reported
- 2022-07-02
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 65 gallons
- Where
- Cambridge Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2207EPA0001002
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sewage Human Reached water2022-06-17 · Cambridge Twp
- Reported
- 2022-06-17
- What spilled
- Sewage Human
- Largest amount reported
- 20,000 gallons
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Cambridge Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2206EPA0000908
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Crude2022-06-06 · Cambridge Twp
- Reported
- 2022-06-06
- What spilled
- Oil Crude
- Where
- Cambridge Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2206EPA0000841
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fish Kill Reached water2021-07-01 · Cambridge Twp
- Reported
- 2021-07-01
- What spilled
- Fish Kill
- Reached a waterway
- 30 - Wills Creek
- Where
- Cambridge Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2107EPA0000974
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-03-27 · Cambridge Twp
- Reported
- 2021-03-27
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 35 gallons
- Where
- Cambridge Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2103EPA0000414
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-03-12 · Cambridge Twp
- Reported
- 2021-03-12
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 50 gallons
- Where
- Cambridge Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2103EPA0000328
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Unknown2026-08-18 · Cambridge Twp
- Reported
- 2026-08-18
- What spilled
- Material Unknown; Alcohol Isopropyl / Isopropanol
- Where
- Cambridge Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2608EPA0001538
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2026-02-25 · Cambridge Twp
- Reported
- 2026-02-25
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 30 gallons
- Where
- Cambridge Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2602EPA0000242
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2026-01-21 · Cambridge Twp
- Reported
- 2026-01-21
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 20 gallons
- Where
- Cambridge Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2601EPA0000079
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 Cambridge Township, Guernsey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43725 Cambridge | 19% | Wills Creek, impounded in the Cambridge (Wills Creek) Reservoir northwest of the city, with a supplemental direct Wills Creek intake | 6.7 pCi/L average radon | Appraisal records without year built | Cambridge City · 2.5 stars overall | 7.1% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Cambridge Township, Guernsey County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Money issues on the ballot since 2017: 4 of 4 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Issue: Cambridge Township Roads - Renewal | 238 | 174 | Passed (57.77% for) |
| 2023-05-02 | Issue: Cambridge Township Fire - Renewal 2.4 mills (2.4 mills) | 259 | 121 | Passed (68.16% for) |
| 2017-11-07 | Issue: Cambridge Township Electric Aggregation | 526 | 322 | Passed (62.03% for) |
| 2017-11-07 | Issue: Cambridge Township Gas Aggregation | 512 | 326 | Passed (61.1% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Trustee | Dannie Johnson 727, 54.46%; Lance Morrison 608, 45.54% |
| 2023-11-07 | Trustee | Doug Hitzel 2,609, 100.0% |
| 2023-11-07 | Fiscal Officer | Aaron J. Neff 2,525, 100.0% |
| 2018-05-08 | (Excluding Cambridge City) | FOR THE TAX (LEVY) 585, 72.49%; AGAINST THE TAX (LEVY) 222, 27.51% |
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 2025-11-06
The county
Guernsey County: 14 ZIP codes, 32 cities, villages and townships, 39,085 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Cambridge Township, Ohio in?
Cambridge Township, Guernsey County is a township in Guernsey County, Ohio, with 3,775 residents.
When was Cambridge Township, Ohio founded?
Cambridge Township, Guernsey County was settled 1798 (a Mr. Graham, the first white man to settle in the county); laid out June 2, 1806 (town of Cambridge, by Jacob Gomber and Zaccheus A. Beatty); incorporated April 23, 1810, as an original township. Founders on record: organized with Guernsey County. Source
How did Cambridge Township, Ohio get its name?
Named for the city of Cambridge at its center; the township is the only one of that name in Ohio. Source
What ZIP code is Cambridge Township, Ohio?
Most of Cambridge Township, Guernsey County is in ZIP code 43725.
Where does Cambridge Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Cambridge Township, Guernsey County (Cambridge, City Of): Wills Creek, impounded in the Cambridge (Wills Creek) Reservoir northwest of the city, with a supplemental direct Wills Creek intake.
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