Local events in Center Township, Noble County
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How Center Township, Noble County began
Center Township sits at the middle of Noble County and takes in Sarahsville, the county's original seat of government from 1851 until the county offices moved to Caldwell in 1858; an 1884 fire destroyed nearly every business in the village. Township farmers grew tobacco from about 1835 onward, and Sarahsville was a tobacco-trading center into the late 1880s. The 1870 Young-Shaw House on State Route 146 east of Sarahsville, listed on the National Register in 1980, was demolished in 2016. The 2020 census counted 1,073 people across 28.3 square miles.
Incorporated 1851, by Ohio General Assembly, on organization of Noble County.
Where the name comes from
Named for its location at the geographic center of Noble County, a common naming pattern shared with eight other Center Townships across Ohio.
Before the town
No Native American village, mound, trail or treaty-cession record specific to Center Township was found in the sources checked. The township lies in the Duck Creek/Muskingum watershed in southeastern Ohio, land opened to American settlement ahead of the 1795 Treaty of Greenville line, which ran to the north. The historic nations of the region — Wyandot, Shawnee, Lenape (Delaware), Mingo and Miami — hunted and traveled the wider Muskingum valley before removal.
Nations recorded here: Wyandot, Shawnee, Lenape (Delaware), Mingo (Seneca-Cayuga), Miami.
Timeline
- — Tobacco farming began in Center Township around this date, a crop that would come to define the township's agricultural economy.
- — A post office called Sarahsville began operating in the village, which had already become a trading point for the township.
- — Noble County was organized, and Sarahsville, near the geographic center of the new county, was named its first county seat.
- — The county offices moved from Sarahsville to the new village of Caldwell in neighboring Olive Township.
- — The Young-Shaw House, a farmhouse on what is now State Route 146 east of Sarahsville, was built.
- — On August 20 a fire destroyed nearly every place of business in Sarahsville, the township's principal village, which never regained its earlier importance after losing the county seat.
- — L. H. Watkins published History of Noble County, Ohio, which documented Center Township and its tobacco trade among other township histories.
- — The Young-Shaw House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 8; it was demolished in 2016.
Stories
The county seat that lost its title
For its first years, Noble County's government sat not in Caldwell but in Sarahsville, chosen in 1851 for standing near the geographic middle of the new county. The arrangement did not last: Joseph and Samuel Caldwell offered land to the west for a new town on the condition it become the county seat, the site was chosen in 1854, and the county offices moved there in 1858. Sarahsville kept its post office, its tobacco trade, and its place as the fourth-largest village in the county, but never recovered its earlier standing, especially after an 1884 fire destroyed nearly every business in the town.
A tobacco township
Center Township farmers began growing tobacco around 1835, and the crop became the township's cash trade through the middle of the nineteenth century. Demand climbed during the Civil War years, and Sarahsville, the township's trading hub, stayed an active tobacco market into the late 1880s — long after the village had lost the county seat to Caldwell. The Young-Shaw House, a farmhouse built east of Sarahsville in 1870 and listed on the National Register in 1980, dated from roughly that era of the township's agricultural life; it was demolished in 2016.
Photographs
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Historic places
1 place in Center Township, Noble County on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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Young-Shaw HouseBuilding · Sarahsville · listed 1980
- Address
- E of Sarahsville on OH 146
- Where
- Sarahsville, Noble County · ZIP 43779
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1980
- NRIS reference number
- 80003203
- Coordinates
- 39.80296, -81.43228
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
Mostly private wells The water here
- Caldwell Village45% of residentsWolf Run Lake (primary) + Caldwell Lake (backup reservoirs)
- Clear Water Corporation34% of residentsWolf Run Lake (primary) + Caldwell Lake (backup reservoirs)
- Pleasant City, Village Of8% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Pure Water Corporation6% of residentsWolf Run Lake (primary) + Caldwell Lake (backup reservoirs)
- Noble County Water Authority3% of residentsWolf Run Lake (primary) + Caldwell Lake (backup reservoirs)
- Pure Water System 22% of residentsWolf Run Lake (primary) + Caldwell Lake (backup reservoirs)
- Noble Water Company1% of residentsWolf Run Lake (primary) + Caldwell Lake (backup reservoirs)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Center Township, Noble County's boundary: 2 public schools, 1 poor-rated bridge, 6 shale and injection wells and 6 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Public schools (2)
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Shenandoah Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Sarahsville
- Address
- 20977 Zep Rd E, Sarahsville, OH 43779
- School district
- Noble Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 809
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 39.91
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 82%
- Ohio building IRN
- 091363
- NCES school ID
- 390489004248
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Shenandoah High School3.5 of 5 stars · Sarahsville
- Address
- 49346 Seneca Lake Rd, Sarahsville, OH 43779
- School district
- Noble Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 251
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 21.66
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 71.7%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 100%
- Ohio building IRN
- 034314
- NCES school ID
- 390489003448
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.
Bridges rated poor (1)
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Township Road 138 over Buffalo CreekPoor · built 1900
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Culvert
- Built
- 1900
- Length
- 8 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 209
- Coordinates
- 39.79624, -81.46752
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.
Shale and injection wells (6)
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Debaser Cn Nbl 34 2HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Noble County
- API well number
- 34121244440000
- Coordinates
- 39.79312, -81.41698
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Debaser Cn Nbl 34 4HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Noble County
- API well number
- 34121244410000
- Coordinates
- 39.79312, -81.41705
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Debaser Cn Nbl 34 6HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Noble County
- API well number
- 34121244420000
- Coordinates
- 39.79313, -81.41712
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Debaser Cn Nbl 34 8HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Noble County
- API well number
- 34121244430000
- Coordinates
- 39.79314, -81.41719
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Edith Wentworth (Swiw #16) 1 InjectionInjection well (Class II)
- What it is
- Injection well (Class II)
- Operator
- Trinity Energy Solutions Llc
- County
- Noble County
- API well number
- 34121240470000
- Coordinates
- 39.82277, -81.42489
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Johnson Heirs #1 (Swiw #19) 1 InjectionInjection well (Class II)
- What it is
- Injection well (Class II)
- Operator
- Gassearch Water Services Llc
- County
- Noble County
- API well number
- 34121220910000
- Coordinates
- 39.75543, -81.49543
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.
Spills reported since 2021 (6)
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Natural Gas2025-06-05 · Center Twp
- Reported
- 2025-06-05
- What spilled
- Natural Gas
- Where
- Center Twp, Noble County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2506EPA0000912
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2023-09-16 · Center Twp
- Reported
- 2023-09-16
- What spilled
- Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
- Where
- Center Twp, Noble County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2309EPA0001616
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Brine Oil And Gas Related2022-07-02 · Center Twp
- Reported
- 2022-07-02
- What spilled
- Brine Oil And Gas Related
- Where
- Center Twp, Noble County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2207EPA0001006
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Yellow2022-07-01 · Center Twp
- Reported
- 2022-07-01
- What spilled
- Material Yellow
- Where
- Center Twp, Noble County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2207EPA0001000
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Crude2021-07-16 · Center Twp
- Reported
- 2021-07-16
- What spilled
- Oil Crude
- Where
- Center Twp, Noble County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2107EPA0001063
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2026-04-02 · Center Twp
- Reported
- 2026-04-02
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Where
- Center Twp, Noble County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2604EPA0000561
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 Center Township, Noble 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43779 Center Township and Sarahsville | 48% | Mostly private wells | Too few radon tests | Appraisal records without year built | Noble Local · 3.5 stars overall | 2.5% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43724 Olive Township and Caldwell | 5% | Mostly private wells | 8.2 pCi/L average radon | Appraisal records without year built | Caldwell Exempted Village · 3 stars overall | 2.8% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43772 Valley Township and Pleasant City | 3% | Mostly private wells | Too few radon tests | Appraisal records without year built | Rolling Hills Local · 3.5 stars overall | 14% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Center Township, Noble County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Money issues on the ballot since 2021: 1 of 1 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Issue: Center Twp Tax Levy Cemeteries | 191 | 52 | Passed (78.6% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Township Trustee | Donald A. DeVolld 140, 33.33%; Brent Rossiter 186, 44.29%; Scott Stottsberry 94, 22.38% |
| 2019-11-05 | Township Trustee | Steve Roe 207, 100.0% |
| 2019-11-05 | Township Fiscal Officer | Mary Slevin 226, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
The county
Noble County: 6 ZIP codes, 14 cities, villages and townships, 11,290 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Center Township, Ohio in?
Center Township, Noble County is a township in Noble County, Ohio, with 909 residents.
When was Center Township, Ohio founded?
Center Township, Noble County was incorporated 1851. Founders on record: Ohio General Assembly, on organization of Noble County. Source
How did Center Township, Ohio get its name?
Named for its location at the geographic center of Noble County, a common naming pattern shared with eight other Center Townships across Ohio. Source
What ZIP code is Center Township, Ohio?
Center Township, Noble County is served by ZIP codes 43779, 43724 and 43772; 43779 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Center Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Center Township, Noble County (Caldwell Village): Mostly private wells.
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