Local events in Chippewa Township, Wayne County
Chippewa Township itself has 4 events posted in the next 90 days; the others here are within 10 miles. All local events in Chippewa Township, Wayne County
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How Chippewa Township, Wayne County began
Chippewa Township is one of sixteen townships in Wayne County and the only township of that name in Ohio, taking its name from the Ojibwe (Chippewa) nation. It covers about 36 square miles in the county's northwest corner and contains the village of Doylestown, founded in 1827 by William Doyle at the crossing of two Native American trails, along with parts of Marshallville and Rittman. Beyond the founding of Doylestown, the township's own documented history is thin: it remains largely agricultural, and its two genuine National Register listings are farm-era buildings, the Zimmerman Octagon House and the Gish Farmhouses.
Settled 1813 (Thomas Frederick, first homestead at the future Doylestown), incorporated 1815-09-04, by Wayne County commissioners.
Where the name comes from
Named for the Ojibwe (Chippewa) nation; no local naming rationale is recorded beyond the nation's name itself, and it is the only Chippewa Township in Ohio.
Before the town
The township is named for the Ojibwe (Chippewa) nation, one of the twelve nations party to the 1795 Treaty of Greenville, though no Ojibwe settlement within this township is recorded, and Ojibwe presence in Ohio is generally recorded in the northwest of the state rather than here; the name appears to be commemorative rather than a marker of a local Ojibwe community. The township's one site-specific Native American record is at Doylestown, in the township's north: William Doyle laid out the village's 40 lots in 1827 at the crossing of two Native American trails on a hilltop, meaning the town's very location was inherited from a pre-existing indigenous travel route, though neither trail is named.
Nations recorded here: Ojibwe (Chippewa).
- Trail crossing at Doylestown townsite (trail) — hilltop at present Doylestown, pre-1827 (en.wikipedia.org)
Timeline
- — Thomas Frederick, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, becomes the first settler to establish a homestead at the future site of Doylestown.
- — Chippewa Township is organized; the 1878 county history calls it the great coal township of the county.
- — Michael Basinger comes to the township; the earliest settlers include the Helmicks, the Frankses, Thomas Frederick, Henry Houts, Paul Baughman, the Hatfields, John Adams and William Doyle.
- — Henry Franks, a Fayette County, Pennsylvania native, settles south of Doylestown on a farm entered from the government; he dies May 5, 1836.
- — Frederick Galehouse, born in Baden in 1781, settles on Chippewa Creek and lives there thirty years; he had held a federal contract to superintend building a public road for artillery from New Lisbon to Lake Erie.
- — William Doyle purchases 50 acres and lays out the 40-lot village of Doylestown at the crossing of two Native American trails; the survey is recorded by Charles Christmas on December 25.
- — Jonathan Coleman of Canton, a married man, is drowned in Doner's Lake; the first graveyard was at Easton, where Lucinda Heckerthorn was the first person buried.
- — Stephen Fisher is the first justice of the peace on the list that continues to 1877; George Wellhouse, a German-born settler, is elected county commissioner in 1829 and state senator in 1836.
- — Brick production begins in Doylestown, followed over the following decades by grain and wool mills, a tannery and a distillery.
- — Coal mining becomes a significant local industry around Doylestown.
- — Doylestown Beacon Lodge No. 278, I.O.O.F., is instituted with five charter members; Doylestown was incorporated on August 6, 1867.
- — The township has 2,510 people, many drawn by its coal.
- — George W. Everts issues the first number of the Doylestown Journal, an independent weekly of about five hundred circulation.
- — Ezekiel B. Zimmerman builds and designs the octagonal Zimmerman House near Marshallville, combining Queen Anne and Steamboat Gothic elements; it is added to the National Register of Historic Places May 28, 1975.
- — The census counts 9,795 people in Chippewa Township, which has three municipalities within it.
Stories
A town platted on a trail crossing
When William Doyle purchased 50 acres in the township's north in 1827 and laid out a 40-lot village, he did not choose an arbitrary hilltop: the site sat where two Native American trails crossed, a location already selected by generations of travelers before any Euro-American survey. Surveyor Charles Christmas platted the lots on December 9, 1827, and recorded the survey on Christmas Day. Five of Doyle's friends from Pennsylvania soon joined him, and the settlement that grew up around the old trail crossing became Doylestown, which by 1896 had passed 1,000 residents on the strength of a local coal boom that also touched the surrounding township.
Old Henry Franks, captive
Henry Franks, known as Old Henry, born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, settled in Chippewa Township in 1816 or 1817 on a farm south of Doylestown and had five sons and six daughters. According to the 1878 county history, he had been taken prisoner by Indians on the Ohio River as a young man, a tall and powerful man whom his captors fancied. They adopted him by ceremonies, the first condition of which was to run the gauntlet; to save his own life he struck an Indian with his hatchet and nearly killed him, which made the Indians exclaim that he made a good Indian. They nursed him through his wound. He was a witness to the capture and horrible death of Crawford in Ohio, and then made his escape to the lake shore, boarded a British vessel, went by water to Montreal, crossed to the American side and made his way on foot to Philadelphia and Pittsburgh and home to Fayette County after five years of captivity. The history says his life supplies a field for the writer of border romance.
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · archive.org
Historic places
1 place in Chippewa Township, Wayne County on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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Zimmerman, Ezekiel B., Octagon HouseBuilding · Marshallville · listed 1975
- Address
- NW of Marshallville on OH 57
- Where
- Marshallville, Wayne County · ZIP 44645
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1975
- NRIS reference number
- 75001553
- Coordinates
- 40.92271, -81.76302
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
- Doylestown Village61% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Rittman City22% of residentsGroundwater wells (3 wells)
- Marshallville Village12% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Westview MHP5% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Sundial Mobile Home Park2% of residentsGroundwater wells (3 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Chippewa Township, Wayne County's boundary: 1 fire or EMS station, 2 poor-rated bridges, 1 Superfund site and 14 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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Chippewa Township Fire Department - Station 2Rittman
- Address
- 14312 Hatfield Road, Rittman, OH 44270
- Coordinates
- 40.97435, -81.74385
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.
Bridges rated poor (2)
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County Road 95 over Chippewa CreekPoor · built 1975
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1975
- Length
- 38 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 322
- Coordinates
- 40.93553, -81.70572
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Twp. Road 261 over Chippewa CreekPoor · built 1977
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1977
- Length
- 38 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 84
- Coordinates
- 40.93934, -81.72440
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.
Superfund sites (1)
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Ross LandfillSuperfund program · Doylestown
- Address
- 18246 Grill Road, Doylestown, OH 44230
- County
- Wayne County
- Status
- Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
- EPA program ID
- OHN000510248
- EPA registry ID
- 110033025544
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.
Spills reported since 2021 (14)
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-12-07 · Chippewa Twp
- Reported
- 2025-12-07
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 500 gallons
- Where
- Chippewa Twp, Wayne County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2512EPA0001968
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2025-04-09 · Chippewa Twp
- Reported
- 2025-04-09
- What spilled
- Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
- Where
- Chippewa Twp, Wayne County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2504EPA0000535
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Oil/ Home Heating / Heating Oil2024-12-15 · Chippewa Twp
- Reported
- 2024-12-15
- What spilled
- Fuel Oil/ Home Heating / Heating Oil
- Largest amount reported
- 150 gallons
- Where
- Chippewa Twp, Wayne County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2412EPA0002016
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Transformer Non Pcb2024-08-07 · Chippewa Twp
- Reported
- 2024-08-07
- What spilled
- Oil Transformer Non Pcb
- Largest amount reported
- 8 gallons
- Where
- Chippewa Twp, Wayne County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2408EPA0001360
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Asphalt / Bitumen2024-07-27 · Chippewa Twp
- Reported
- 2024-07-27
- What spilled
- Asphalt / Bitumen
- Where
- Chippewa Twp, Wayne County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2407EPA0001286
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos) Reached water2023-08-18 · Chippewa Twp
- Reported
- 2023-08-18
- What spilled
- Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
- Reached a waterway
- 85 - Silver Creek
- Where
- Chippewa Twp, Wayne County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2308EPA0001431
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Transformer Non Pcb2023-07-27 · Chippewa Twp
- Reported
- 2023-07-27
- What spilled
- Oil Transformer Non Pcb
- Largest amount reported
- 15 gallons
- Where
- Chippewa Twp, Wayne County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2307EPA0001275
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sewage Human2023-02-26 · Chippewa Twp
- Reported
- 2023-02-26
- What spilled
- Sewage Human
- Where
- Chippewa Twp, Wayne County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2302EPA0000291
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Black Reached water2022-10-28 · Chippewa Twp
- Reported
- 2022-10-28
- What spilled
- Material Black
- Reached a waterway
- 85 - Red Run
- Where
- Chippewa Twp, Wayne County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2210EPA0001614
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Transformer Non Pcb2022-03-16 · Chippewa Twp
- Reported
- 2022-03-16
- What spilled
- Oil Transformer Non Pcb
- Largest amount reported
- 1 gallons
- Where
- Chippewa Twp, Stark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2203EPA0000349
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)2021-11-09 · Chippewa Twp
- Reported
- 2021-11-09
- What spilled
- Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
- Where
- Chippewa Twp, Wayne County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2111EPA0001715
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Tires2021-10-09 · Chippewa Twp
- Reported
- 2021-10-09
- What spilled
- Tires
- Where
- Chippewa Twp, Wayne County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2110EPA0001600
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2021-02-24 · Chippewa Twp
- Reported
- 2021-02-24
- What spilled
- Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
- Largest amount reported
- 50 gallons
- Where
- Chippewa Twp, Wayne County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2102EPA0000242
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2026-01-19 · Chippewa Twp
- Reported
- 2026-01-19
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 25 gallons
- Where
- Chippewa Twp, Ashland County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2601EPA0000070
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 Chippewa Township, Wayne 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 Chippewa Township, Wayne County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2026-05-12
The county
Wayne County: 15 ZIP codes, 33 cities, villages and townships, 124,210 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Chippewa Township, Ohio in?
Chippewa Township, Wayne County is a township in Wayne County, Ohio, with 6,740 residents.
When was Chippewa Township, Ohio founded?
Chippewa Township, Wayne County was settled 1813 (Thomas Frederick, first homestead at the future Doylestown); incorporated 1815-09-04. Founders on record: Wayne County commissioners. Source
How did Chippewa Township, Ohio get its name?
Named for the Ojibwe (Chippewa) nation; no local naming rationale is recorded beyond the nation's name itself, and it is the only Chippewa Township in Ohio. Source
What ZIP code is Chippewa Township, Ohio?
Chippewa Township, Wayne County is served by ZIP codes 44230, 44645 and 44270; 44230 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Chippewa Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Chippewa Township, Wayne County (Doylestown Village): Mostly private wells.
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