Center Township, Guernsey County

Township · Guernsey County · 1,656 residents

Guernsey County

Local events in Center Township, Guernsey County

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  1. After Hours

    3 to 6 p.m. · New Concord Branch Library · New Concord · 9.8 mi · Free · From Muskingum County Library System

  2. Yummy Science

    5:30 to 6:30 p.m. · New Concord Branch Library · New Concord · 9.8 mi · Free · From Muskingum County Library System

  3. Book Discussion

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How Center Township, Guernsey County began

Center Township was organized in 1822 and named for lying near the geographical center of Guernsey County. It was settled from about 1808, with the Thompson family arriving from Pennsylvania in 1819-1820 and building the township's first saw and grist mill on Leatherwood Creek. It remains a farming township crossed by Leatherwood Creek, with a small portion of the village of Lore City in its southwest corner and the unincorporated community of Kipling nearby.

Settled 1808 (Stout Patterson Sr.); Thompson family 1819-1820, incorporated organized as a township, 1822, by township organized by county commissioners; no single founder.

Where the name comes from

Center Township was named for its location near the geographical center of Guernsey County.

Before the town

No Native American village, trail or mound site specific to Center Township is recorded. See the Guernsey County file for county-wide native history.

Nations recorded here: Lenape (Delaware).

Timeline

  1. — Stout Patterson Sr. settled in section six of what became Center Township.
  2. — Thomas Warne's family returns to Guernsey County and settles in Centre Township after a spell in Muskingum County.
  3. — William Thompson Sr. scouted land in Center Township and entered a 160-acre farm.
  4. — Isaac McCollum, born in New Jersey in 1802, moves into the township; his son Grey later serves in the Twelfth Ohio Infantry and spends six months in Libby prison.
  5. — William and Mary (Robinson) Thompson brought their family from Pennsylvania by wagon and settled on the farm their son James later worked.
  6. — Center Township was formally organized and named for its position near the county's geographic center.
  7. — Alexander Egleson, an Irishman born in 1783, settles in the township.
  8. — William Norris moves from Washington County, Pennsylvania, to the north part of the township.
  9. — Samuel Nelson and his wife from Pennsylvania settle in the township.
  10. — Irish immigrant John Boyd settled in the township and went on to serve 21 years as justice of the peace.
  11. — Henry Moss platts the village of Rigby on the northeast quarter of section 4.
  12. — Lore City is platted on Leatherwood Creek in both Centre and Richland townships; its post office is much older.
  13. — The National pike runs diagonally across the township; Centerville, platted but never important, and Craig, a hamlet of a dozen houses and a store midway between Cambridge and Washington, are its other places.
  14. — The census counts 1,744 people in Center Township.

Stories

The Thompsons' mill on Leatherwood Creek

In 1819 William Thompson Sr. walked into what was still mostly unbroken timber in the center of Guernsey County and liked what he saw well enough to enter 160 acres. The next spring he brought his wife Mary and the rest of the family from Pennsylvania in a wagon, a hard trip that the county's 1882 history singles out for its own telling. The family cleared the heavy timber and put in wheat, corn and oats, and within a few years built a saw and grist mill on Leatherwood Creek, the first mill of either kind in Center Township. Their farm passed to son James, who was still working it when the county history was written six decades later.

A claim to an estate in the East

Thomas and Ann Warne came from New Jersey to Ohio in 1802, settled first in Wills Township, moved to Muskingum County and in 1812 returned to Guernsey County, settling in Centre Township. Their log cabin was once surrounded by a flood, and the family was taken off on horseback. Sarchet records that Warne was drowned on a trip to Stillwater, where he had gone to raise funds to prosecute his claims to a large estate in the East. He left a large family of sons and daughters, who were highly respected in the township.

Photographs

Lore City United Methodist Church, 188 Main Street (State Route 285), Lore City — the village's southwest corner lies in Center Township.
Lore City United Methodist Church, 188 Main Street (State Route 285), Lore City — the village's southwest corner lies in Center Township. (2015)
Photo: Nyttend, public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · ohiogenealogyexpress.com · bettyshinn.com · commons.wikimedia.org · archive.org

Historic places

1 place in Center Township, Guernsey County on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.

  1. National RoadStructure · Cambridge · listed 1985
    Address
    Center Township Rd. 650
    Where
    Cambridge, Guernsey County · ZIP 43725
    What it is
    Structure
    Listed on the National Register
    1985
    NRIS reference number
    85001842
    Coordinates
    40.02703, -81.50237

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.

Every historic place in Guernsey County on the full map

Water

Mostly private wells The water here

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Center Township, Guernsey County's boundary: 33 shale and injection wells and 6 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Shale and injection wells (33)

  1. Bo (Swiw #20) 1 InjectionInjection well (Class II)
    What it is
    Injection well (Class II)
    Operator
    Select Water Solutions, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059244730000
    Coordinates
    40.02795, -81.50982
  2. Clearwater 111 (Swiw #15) 1 InjectionInjection well (Class II)
    What it is
    Injection well (Class II)
    Operator
    Select Water Solutions, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059239860000
    Coordinates
    40.02737, -81.51101
  3. Frame 1HuUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Inr Ohio Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059246680000
    Coordinates
    39.99230, -81.46692

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  4. Frame 2HuUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Inr Ohio Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059247330000
    Coordinates
    39.99231, -81.46687

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  5. Landman Gy Cen 10HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059246810000
    Coordinates
    40.06966, -81.45971

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  6. Landman Gy Cen 206HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059246820000
    Coordinates
    40.06951, -81.45980

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  7. Landman Gy Cen 210Utica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059246830000
    Coordinates
    40.06971, -81.45968

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  8. Landman Gy Cen 310HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059247380000
    Coordinates
    40.06976, -81.45974

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  9. Landman Gy Cen 410HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059247390000
    Coordinates
    40.06971, -81.45977

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  10. Landman Gy Cen 510HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059247400000
    Coordinates
    40.06966, -81.45980

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  11. Landman Gy Cen 6HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059246790000
    Coordinates
    40.06956, -81.45977

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  12. Landman Gy Cen 8HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059246800000
    Coordinates
    40.06961, -81.45974

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  13. Shugert Gy Cen 1HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059246510000
    Coordinates
    40.04633, -81.50815

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  14. Shugert Gy Cen 205HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059246540000
    Coordinates
    40.04648, -81.50825

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  15. Shugert Gy Cen 3HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059246520000
    Coordinates
    40.04638, -81.50818

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  16. Shugert Gy Cen 505HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059247110000
    Coordinates
    40.04651, -81.50817

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  17. Shugert Gy Cen 5HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059246530000
    Coordinates
    40.04643, -81.50821

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  18. Sparkman Gy Cen 1HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059246410000
    Coordinates
    40.01190, -81.46971

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  19. Sparkman Gy Cen 205HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059246430000
    Coordinates
    40.01189, -81.46950

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  20. Sparkman Gy Cen 3HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059246400000
    Coordinates
    40.01190, -81.46964

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  21. Sparkman Gy Cen 5HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059246420000
    Coordinates
    40.01189, -81.46957

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  22. Striped Bass Gy Cen 10HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059246710000
    Coordinates
    40.04546, -81.52070

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  23. Striped Bass Gy Cen 210HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059246720000
    Coordinates
    40.04548, -81.52063

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  24. Striped Bass Gy Cen 6HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059246690000
    Coordinates
    40.04542, -81.52083

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  25. Striped Bass Gy Cen 8HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059246700000
    Coordinates
    40.04544, -81.52076

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  26. Sunfish Gy Cen 10HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059247420000
    Coordinates
    40.02863, -81.52664

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  27. Sunfish Gy Cen 210HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059247430000
    Coordinates
    40.02868, -81.52661

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  28. Sunfish Gy Cen 8HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059247410000
    Coordinates
    40.02858, -81.52668

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  29. The Chumney Family Trust 1HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Geopetro Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059242190100
    Coordinates
    40.01190, -81.46494

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  30. Wagner Gy Cen 10HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059246770000
    Coordinates
    40.05944, -81.48632

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  31. Wagner Gy Cen 210HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059246780000
    Coordinates
    40.05944, -81.48624

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  32. Wagner Gy Cen 6HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059246750000
    Coordinates
    40.05944, -81.48646

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

  33. Wagner Gy Cen 8HUtica shale well
    What it is
    Utica shale well
    Drilled sideways
    Yes
    Operator
    Eog Ohio, Llc
    County
    Guernsey County
    API well number
    34059246760000
    Coordinates
    40.05944, -81.48639

    The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.

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.

Spills reported since 2021 (6)

  1. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc Reached water2025-04-07 · Null
    Reported
    2025-04-07
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Null, Guernsey County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2504EPA0000521
  2. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2024-08-12 · Center Twp
    Reported
    2024-08-12
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Where
    Center Twp, Guernsey County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2408EPA0001397
  3. Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)2024-03-08 · Center Twp
    Reported
    2024-03-08
    What spilled
    Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
    Where
    Center Twp, Guernsey County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2403EPA0000371
  4. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2024-01-02 · Center Twp
    Reported
    2024-01-02
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Center Twp, Guernsey County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2401EPA0000002
  5. Material Unknown2021-04-09 · Center Twp
    Reported
    2021-04-09
    What spilled
    Material Unknown
    Where
    Center Twp, Guernsey County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2104EPA0000495
  6. Antifreeze Vehicle Cooling Reached water2026-09-03 · Center Twp
    Reported
    2026-09-03
    What spilled
    Antifreeze Vehicle Cooling; Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
    Reached a waterway
    30 - Leatherwood Creek
    Where
    Center Twp, Guernsey County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2609EPA0001647

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 Center Township, Guernsey County, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.

Local government

Who holds office in Center Township, Guernsey County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.

Money issues on the ballot since 2022: 2 of 2 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2022-11-08 Issue: Center Township Fire 498136Passed (78.55% for)
2022-11-08 Issue: Center Township Roads 473159Passed (74.84% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Trustee Jeffery Bridgeman 174, 33.46%; Doug Dodd 177, 34.04%; Rick Nealey 169, 32.5%
2024-03-19 B Central Comm Rep Ralph M. Ray 103, 100.0%
2024-03-19 A Central Comm Rep Colleen Wheatley 116, 100.0%
2024-03-19 A Central Comm Dem Andrew J. Warhola, Jr. 19, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Trustee Jeffery Bridgeman 257, 45.25%; Scott E. Buxton 311, 54.75%
2023-11-07 Fiscal Officer Kathy J. Doutt 484, 100.0%
2020-03-17 B Central Committee Member (REP) No Candidate Filed 0
2020-03-17 B Central Committee Member (DEM) No Candidate Filed 0
2020-03-17 A Central Committee Member (REP) No Candidate Filed 0
2020-03-17 A Central Committee Member (DEM) Andrew J. Warhola, Jr. 22, 100.0%
2017-11-07 Twp Including Lore City Fire Protection FOR 371, 83.37%; AGAINST 74, 16.63%
2017-11-07 Excluding Lore City Road Maintenance Renewal FOR 336, 77.42%; AGAINST 98, 22.58%
2016-03-15 B Central Committee Member (REP) No Valid Petition Filed 0
2016-03-15 B Central Committee Member (DEM) No Valid Petition Filed 0
2016-03-15 A Central Committee Member (REP) Kenneth Larrick 153, 100.0%
2016-03-15 A Central Committee Member (DEM) No Valid Petition Filed 0

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Quick answers

What county is Center Township, Ohio in?

Center Township, Guernsey County is a township in Guernsey County, Ohio, with 1,656 residents.

When was Center Township, Ohio founded?

Center Township, Guernsey County was settled 1808 (Stout Patterson Sr.); Thompson family 1819-1820; incorporated organized as a township, 1822. Founders on record: township organized by county commissioners; no single founder. Source

How did Center Township, Ohio get its name?

Center Township was named for its location near the geographical center of Guernsey County. Source

What ZIP code is Center Township, Ohio?

Center Township, Guernsey County is served by ZIP codes 43750, 43755 and 43725; 43750 holds the largest share of its residents.

Where does Center Township, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Center Township, Guernsey County (Cambridge, City Of): Mostly private wells.

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