Local events in Crawford Township, Coshocton County
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How Crawford Township, Coshocton County began
Crawford Township, in the northeastern corner of Coshocton County bordering Holmes and Tuscarawas counties, was settled beginning about 1815 by Pennsylvania German families led by Jacob Miser and named for Associate Judge Crawford, an early landowner in the township. It has no incorporated village of its own; its two settlements are the crossroads community of Chili, platted in 1834 around James Evans's sawmill, and New Bedford, laid out in 1825 by John Gonser and named for the Gonser family's home county in Pennsylvania. The surgeon George Washington Crile, a pioneer of surgical shock research, was born in Chili in 1864.
Settled c. 1815 (Jacob Miser), incorporated 1823 per the 1881 Hill county history, though Wikipedia gives 1828; both are recorded here as the sources disagree, by Pennsylvania German settlers led by Jacob Miser.
Where the name comes from
Named in honor of Associate Judge Crawford, who held a considerable tract of land in the township, according to the 1881 Hill county history.
Before the town
No Native American village, trail, mound, or treaty event specific to Crawford Township was found in the sources we checked, including the township's chapter in the 1881 county history. The township's GNIS historical name 'Holly,' tied to ZIP 43824, is a lost post-office place with no discoverable connection to Native history. What is documented for the wider Tuscarawas-Muskingum valley — the Lenape (Delaware) capital of Goschachgunk downstream at Coshocton, and the treaty cessions that opened this part of Ohio after 1795 — belongs to the county's history rather than this township's.
Timeline
- — Jacob Miser, the first known permanent settler, arrives from Pennsylvania and settles the southwest quarter of section 22; his father-in-law Philip Fensler, a War of 1812 veteran, enters land nearby the following year, on the tract where Chili is later built.
- — Crawford Township is organized (per the 1881 county history; Wikipedia gives 1828).
- — New Bedford is laid out by John Gonser on fifty-five lots in the northwest corner of the township, named for the Gonser family's home, Bedford County, Pennsylvania; it rivals Wardsville, a village just across the line in Holmes county.
- — The township's population is recorded at 442; it rises to a peak of 1,552 by 1850 before declining.
- — The village of Chili is surveyed on March 7 by James Ravenscraft into twenty-nine lots, around the sawmill James Evans had built just across the line in White Eyes township; a post office opens there the same year under the name Winklepeck's.
- — The Winklepeck's post office is renamed Chili.
- — Surgeon George Washington Crile, later a founder of the Cleveland Clinic and a pioneer researcher of surgical shock, is born in Chili.
- — The Chili post office closes after 74 years.
Stories
A sawmill's lumber needed a market
According to the 1881 county history, Chili began with a business problem rather than a plan for a town. James Evans had built a sawmill in White Eyes township just south of where Chili now stands, and, wanting a market for the lumber he was cutting, he pressed Philip Fensler, who owned the adjoining quarter section, to lay out a village on it. Fensler eventually agreed, and the plat was surveyed on March 7, 1834, by James Ravenscraft, who was given the honor of naming the town and chose Chili, universally pronounced 'Chi-li' by its neighbors. David Zellers, a blacksmith, built the first house and, just afterward, his blacksmith shop; the first storekeeper, Willis Butler, did not stay long, but his successor John Winklepleck ran a store there for the rest of his working life. Chili lost only one building to fire in its first half-century, and by 1881 its population lacked only a few names of reaching one hundred.
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · archive.org
Water
Mostly private wells The water here
- Tcmsd-baltic100% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Crawford Township, Coshocton County's boundary: 8 private schools, 1 poor-rated bridge and 2 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Private schools (8)
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Center Ridge SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Fresno
- Address
- 33139 County Road 10, Fresno, OH 43824
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 38
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 19
- NCES private school ID
- A1302268
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Chili Valley SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Fresno
- Address
- 28745 County Road 10, Fresno, OH 43824
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 31
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 15.5
- Phone
- (740) 545-5027
- NCES private school ID
- A1302275
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Hillside View SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Baltic
- Address
- 54338 State Road 651, Baltic, OH 43804
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 23
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 3
- Students per teacher
- 7.66667
- Phone
- (330) 600-9922
- NCES private school ID
- A1302346
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New Bedford SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Fresno
- Address
- 33849 State Road 643, Fresno, OH 43824
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 26
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Phone
- (330) 260-1350
- NCES private school ID
- A1302419
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Rock Ridge SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Baltic
- Address
- 33336 Tr # 231, Baltic, OH 43804
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 30
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Phone
- (330) 600-0603
- NCES private school ID
- A1302476
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Rocky Rail SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Fresno
- Address
- 31847 Township Rd 236, Fresno, OH 43824
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 29
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 14.5
- Phone
- (330) 897-0178
- NCES private school ID
- A2302248
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White Oak SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Fresno
- Address
- 31761 Township Rd 11, Fresno, OH 43824
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 17
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 1.9
- Students per teacher
- 8.94737
- Phone
- (330) 897-1364
- NCES private school ID
- A1302572
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Willow Brook SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Fresno
- Address
- 32305 Tr # 272, Fresno, OH 43824
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 14
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 1
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Phone
- (330) 897-2701
- NCES private school ID
- A1302575
Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.
Bridges rated poor (1)
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Township Road 89 over White Eyes CreekPoor · built 1961
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1961
- Length
- 9 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 209
- Coordinates
- 40.38267, -81.71737
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.
Spills reported since 2021 (2)
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Battery / Batteries Dry Cell2025-11-14 · Crawford Twp
- Reported
- 2025-11-14
- What spilled
- Battery / Batteries Dry Cell; Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road); Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
- Largest amount reported
- 275 gallons
- Where
- Crawford Twp, Coshocton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2511EPA0001870
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)2024-09-19 · Crawford Twp
- Reported
- 2024-09-19
- What spilled
- Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
- Largest amount reported
- 1,000 gallons
- Where
- Crawford Twp, Coshocton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2409EPA0001604
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 Crawford Township, Coshocton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43824 Crawford Township and Fresno | 36% | Mostly private wells | 4.8 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1988 | Ridgewood Local · 4 stars overall | 5.3% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43804 Clark Township and Baltic | 12% | Mostly private wells | 4.0 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1981 | Garaway Local · 4 stars overall | 0.8% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Crawford Township, Coshocton County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-05 | Township Fiscal Officer | Nicole Shroyer 68, 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.
- Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-08-07
- Agreed Upon Procedures, 2021 to 2022, released 2024-12-31
The county
Coshocton County: 8 ZIP codes, 25 cities, villages and townships, 33,626 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Crawford Township, Ohio in?
Crawford Township, Coshocton County is a township in Coshocton County, Ohio, with 1,937 residents.
When was Crawford Township, Ohio founded?
Crawford Township, Coshocton County was settled c. 1815 (Jacob Miser); incorporated 1823 per the 1881 Hill county history, though Wikipedia gives 1828; both are recorded here as the sources disagree. Founders on record: Pennsylvania German settlers led by Jacob Miser. Source
How did Crawford Township, Ohio get its name?
Named in honor of Associate Judge Crawford, who held a considerable tract of land in the township, according to the 1881 Hill county history. Source
What ZIP code is Crawford Township, Ohio?
Crawford Township, Coshocton County is served by ZIP codes 43824 and 43804; 43824 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Crawford Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Crawford Township, Coshocton County (Tcmsd-baltic): Mostly private wells.
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