Local events in Crosby Township, Hamilton County
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How Crosby Township, Hamilton County began
Crosby Township was organized in 1803 in the far western part of Hamilton County, the only township of that name in Ohio, named for Thankful Crosby, mother of first settler Joab Comstock, who arrived from New Haven, Connecticut in 1801. Comstock platted the village of New Haven in 1815, and Samuel Pottinger founded New Baltimore on the Great Miami River in 1819. From 1824 to 1916 the township was home to the Whitewater Shaker Settlement, the fourth and last Shaker community established in Ohio, whose surviving 23 structures form the largest collection of Shaker buildings in the state. Settlement of the township came later than areas nearer the Ohio River because of, in a period account's words, "difficulties with local Indians" and the distance from the river.
Settled 1801, incorporated 1803, by Joab Comstock, first settler from New Haven, Connecticut, 1801; township organized 1803.
Where the name comes from
Crosby Township is named for Thankful Crosby, mother of Joab Comstock, the township's first settler; it is the only Crosby Township in Ohio. A nearby Willey Road is possibly named for Comstock's wife, Eunice Willey.
Before the town
Crosby Township's own history notes that settlement here lagged behind areas closer to the Ohio River in part because of "difficulties with local Indians," without naming a specific nation, village or engagement. No source consulted names a Native village, mound or treaty line sited specifically within the township. The land lay within the huge Miami and Shawnee hunting territory ceded at the 1795 Treaty of Greenville, which opened the wider Great Miami valley, including this township, to American settlement six years before Comstock's 1801 arrival.
Nations recorded here: Miami, Shawnee.
Timeline
- — Joab Comstock arrives from New Haven, Connecticut, and purchases land along the Great Miami River, becoming the township's first settler.
- — Crosby Township is organized and named for Thankful Crosby, Comstock's mother.
- — Joab Comstock plats the village of New Haven.
- — Samuel Pottinger founds New Baltimore on the Great Miami River.
- — The Whitewater Shaker Settlement, the fourth and last Ohio Shaker community, is established near New Haven in the township, after a small group of Shaker converts had gathered nearby since about 1822.
- — The Whitewater Shakers complete their brick Meeting House.
- — In July, Confederate cavalry under John Hunt Morgan ("Morgan's Raiders") cross the Great Miami River at the New Baltimore ford.
- — The Whitewater Shaker Settlement is abandoned as its aging membership dwindles.
- — The former Whitewater Shaker Settlement is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district.
Stories
The last Shakers in Ohio
Crosby Township's most distinctive history belongs to a small group of religious converts who began gathering as Shakers around 1822 in southern Butler County, just north of the township line. In 1825 they bought 215 acres of mill-seat land on the Dry Fork of the Whitewater River near New Haven and organized their North Family, completing a brick Meeting House by 1827. At its height, after a wave of Millerite converts joined in 1846, the Whitewater Shaker Settlement covered roughly 896 acres across three counties and supported about 200 believers running mills, farms and workshops on the communal, celibate model shared by every Shaker village in America. Membership fell steadily from the 1880s on, and by 1916 the last Ohio Shakers had left the settlement for good; today the Great Parks of Hamilton County owns 23 of the original buildings, the largest surviving collection of Shaker architecture anywhere in Ohio.
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org
Water
Great Miami Aquifer via 7 wells in two well fields: 4 wells at the Harrison Water Well Field, 329 Thomas Lane, Harrison OH, and 3 wells at 153 Harrison-Brookville Rd., West Harrison, Indiana. Emergency/backup interconnection with Tri-Township Water Corporation (Bright, IN). The water here
- Harrison City59% of residentsGreat Miami Buried Valley Aquifer (wells)
- Cincinnati Public Water System31% of residentsOhio River (Miller Plant, ~88%) plus Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer wells (~12%)
- Southwest Regional Water District5% of residentsGreat Miami Buried Valley Aquifer (wells)
- Twin Rivers Water Corporation3% of residentsLocal wells (Dearborn County, Indiana)
- Cleves Village1% of residentsGroundwater wells (3 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Crosby Township, Hamilton County's boundary: 2 fire and EMS stations, 1 power plant, 1 public school, 1 museum, 2 Superfund sites, 4 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 5 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Fire and EMS stations (2)
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Crosby Township Fire Department Station 27Harrison
- Address
- 6895 River Road, Harrison, OH 45030
- Coordinates
- 39.26452, -84.66664
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Crosby Township Fire Department Station 28Harrison
- Address
- 9139 Baughman Road, Harrison, OH 45030
- Coordinates
- 39.27570, -84.74213
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.
Power plants (1)
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Willey Battery UtilityBatteries · 6 MW
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Main source
- Batteries
- Technology
- Batteries
- Operator
- Willey Battery Utility, LLC
- Sector
- IPP Non-CHP
- Where
- Hamilton, Hamilton County
Source: EIA-860 power plant inventory via HIFLD (February 2025), with plant codes, units and years from EIA-860 2025.
Public schools (1)
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Crosby Elementary School5 of 5 stars · Harrison
- Address
- 8382 New Haven Rd, Harrison, OH 45030
- School district
- Southwest Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 804
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 27.05
- Report card, 2025-26
- 5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 98.6%
- Ohio building IRN
- 007849
- NCES school ID
- 390473802875
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.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (1)
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White Water Shaker VillageHistorical society · Harrison
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Harrison
- Coordinates
- 39.30089, -84.74705
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.
Superfund sites (2)
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Feed Materials Production Center (Usdoe) NPLSuperfund, NPL · Fernald
- Address
- 2 Mi W of Junction Rt 128 & Rt 126, Fernald, OH 45030
- County
- -- Not Defined -- County
- Status
- On the National Priorities List
- Federal facility
- Yes
- EPA program ID
- OH6890008976
- EPA registry ID
- 110060940889
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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U.S. Doe Fernald Environmental Management ProjectSuperfund program · Harrison
- Address
- 7400 Willey Road, Harrison, OH 45030
- County
- Hamilton County
- Status
- Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
- EPA program ID
- OHD004264784
- EPA registry ID
- 110000617850
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.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (4)
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Pcs Purified PhosphatesToxics Release Inventory · Harrison
- Address
- 10818 Paddys Run Rd, Harrison, OH 45030
- County
- Hamilton County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45030LBRGHPADDY
- EPA registry ID
- 110000392325
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Rutgers Organics CorpToxics Release Inventory · Harrison
- Address
- 10740 Paddys Run Rd., Harrison, OH 45030
- County
- Hamilton County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45030RTGRS10740
- EPA registry ID
- 110035811529
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Srm Concrete - 25013 - HarrisonToxics Release Inventory · Harrison
- Address
- 7466 New Haven Rd, Harrison, OH 45030
- County
- Hamilton County County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (***unchanged***)
- EPA program ID
- 4503WSRMCN7466N
- EPA registry ID
- 110072214709
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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U.S. Doe Fernald Environmental Management ProjectToxics Release Inventory · Harrison
- Address
- 7400 Willey Road, Harrison, OH 45030
- County
- Hamilton County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (closed)
- Federal facility
- Yes
- EPA program ID
- 45030SDPRT7400W
- EPA registry ID
- 110000617850
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 (5)
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Sewage Human2025-08-31 · Crosby Twp
- Reported
- 2025-08-31
- What spilled
- Sewage Human
- Where
- Crosby Twp, Hamilton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2508EPA0001471
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2022-11-22 · Crosby Twp
- Reported
- 2022-11-22
- What spilled
- Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc; Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
- Largest amount reported
- 40 gallons
- Where
- Crosby Twp, Hamilton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2211EPA0001737
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Transformer(S) Reached water2021-11-11 · Crosby Twp
- Reported
- 2021-11-11
- What spilled
- Transformer(S)
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Crosby Twp, Hamilton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2111EPA0001731
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Xylene / Dimethylbenzene (C6H10)2021-05-13 · Crosby Twp
- Reported
- 2021-05-13
- What spilled
- Xylene / Dimethylbenzene (C6H10); Ethylbenzene (C8H10); Toluene / Methylbenzene (C6H6Ch3); Cumene / Isopropylbenzene (C9H12)
- Where
- Crosby Twp, Hamilton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2105EPA0000664
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Green Reached water2026-06-02 · Crosby Twp
- Reported
- 2026-06-02
- What spilled
- Material Green
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Crosby Twp, Hamilton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2606EPA0000970
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 Crosby Township, Hamilton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45030 Harrison | 17% | Great Miami Aquifer via 7 wells in two well fields: 4 wells at the Harrison Water Well Field, 329 Thomas Lane, Harrison OH, and 3 wells at 153 Harrison-Brookville Rd., West Harrison, Indiana. Emergency/backup interconnection with Tri-Township Water Corporation (Bright, IN). | 5.6 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1991 | Southwest Local · 4 stars overall | 8.6% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
How its elections and ballot issues came out and the state auditor's record.
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Township Trustee | Rick Losekamp 819, 47.23%; Dennis Heyob 559, 32.24%; Bryan E. Carter 356, 20.53% |
| 2025-11-04 | Township Fiscal Officer (Unexpired Term ending 3-31-2028) | W. Charles Slaven 848, 100.0% |
| 2023-11-07 | Township Trustee | Doug A. Lohman 1,782, 100.0% |
| 2023-11-07 | Township Fiscal Officer | Matthew Wallace 1,658, 100.0% |
| 2021-11-02 | Township Trustee | Dennis A. Heyob 512, 30.57%; Chuck Heis 458, 27.34%; Gwen Lawhorn 390, 23.28%; Micah Strong 315, 18.81% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked. The county's results on file run through 2025-11-04; later elections are not loaded yet.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Financial Audit, 2020 to 2021, released 2024-12-19
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Statewide question: State Issue 3: Voter ID
Local questions for Crosby Township, Hamilton County, Hamilton County and its school district:
- Southwest Local School District: Authorizes an additional 0.25% income tax for the current expenses of Southwest Local School District for a continuing period of time, beginning January 1, 2027.
- Hamilton County: Renews and increases a 5.61-mill property tax levy for the care & placement of children & children services of Hamilton County for 4 years, beginning in 2026.
Races, candidates and every question for an address: your ballot. County offices and judges are on your county board's sample ballot.
The county
Hamilton County: 54 ZIP codes, 47 cities, villages and townships with pages here, 838,418 people (Census Bureau estimate, July 2025).
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Quick answers
What county is Crosby Township, Ohio in?
Crosby Township, Hamilton County is a township in Hamilton County, Ohio, with 3,682 residents.
When was Crosby Township, Ohio founded?
Crosby Township, Hamilton County was settled 1801; incorporated 1803. Founders on record: Joab Comstock, first settler from New Haven, Connecticut, 1801; township organized 1803. Source
How did Crosby Township, Ohio get its name?
Crosby Township is named for Thankful Crosby, mother of Joab Comstock, the township's first settler; it is the only Crosby Township in Ohio. Source
What ZIP code is Crosby Township, Ohio?
Most of Crosby Township, Hamilton County is in ZIP code 45030.
Where does Crosby Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Crosby Township, Hamilton County (Harrison City): Great Miami Aquifer via 7 wells in two well fields: 4 wells at the Harrison Water Well Field, 329 Thomas Lane, Harrison OH, and 3 wells at 153 Harrison-Brookville Rd., West Harrison, Indiana. Emergency/backup interconnection with Tri-Township Water Corporation (Bright, IN).
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